VERDON, James
| Service Number: | 30442 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 June 1916, Enlisted at Brunswick, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 7th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Yinnar, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (Q), Richmond, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Plumber |
| Died: | Heart failure, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 17 December 1921 |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Roman Catholic, Compartment G, Grave 1392. Commemorated in the Victorian Garden of Remembrance |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 30442, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Brunswick, Victoria | |
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| 23 Nov 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 30442, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 30442, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 13 Aug 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, From 2nd Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 15 Aug 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, From 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 25 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 30442, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
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Son of Stephen Verdon and Bridget Verdon nee Gaffney of Hoddle Street, Richmond, Victoria.
Brother of Stephen Verdon who returned to Australia on 8 June 1919 having served with the 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column; Harold Paul Verdon who died of wounds received while serving with the 21st Battalion on 4 September 1915 and was buried in the Hem Farm Military Cemetery, Plot 11, Row K, Grave 12; William Ernest Verdon who was killed in action on 22 December 1916 while serving with the 21st Battalion and was buried in the Bancourt British Cemetery, Plot 111, Row C, Grave 3
During 1910c James married Amelia Agnes Downey in Victoria but at the time of enlistment he gave his marital status as single
Commenced return to Australia on 1 July 1919 aboard HT Karmala disembarking on 17 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal