Edward Frank VINING MC, MID

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Service Number:	219
Enlisted:	18 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	1st Divisional Train
Born:	Bristol, England, 1887
Home Town:	Bondi, Waverley, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Butcher & Horsebreaker
Died:	MacLean, New South Wales, 26 January 1970, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Maclean Lawn Cemetery, NSW Lawn, K23.
Memorials:

18 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 219, 1st Divisional Train, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
18 Oct 1914:	Involvement Corporal, 219, 1st Divisional Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
18 Oct 1914:	Embarked Corporal, 219, 1st Divisional Train, HMAT Afric, Sydney
23 Nov 1916:	Honoured Mention in Dispatches, While on transporting duties at Montauban and under heavy shellfire London Gazette on 1 June 1917, page 5423, position 120. London Gazette on 1 June 1917, page 5423, position 120
17 Dec 1917:	Honoured Military Cross, For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when in charge of pack transport. When the road was completely blocked owing to gun section limbers and animals being hit, he was directly responsible for having it cleared and enabling traffic to be resumed. Though his animals were continually being hit and getting bogged he succeeded after some hours in delivering his stores to their destination. London Gazette on 17 December 1917, page 13185, position 34. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 2 May 1918, page 1035, position 53
29 May 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1st Divisional Train, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Served at Edward Frank Vining

Address at the time of enlistment was given as 'Beachly', Hastings Parade, North Bondi, NSW.

Son of Henry Frank Vining and Annie Vining of North Street, Bedminster, Bristol, England.

Commenced return to Australia on 5 January 1920 aboard HT Cape Verde disembarking on 29 February 1920

Medals: Military Cross, 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal, Mentioned in Despatches

Husband of Mabel Emily Vining nee Pearce. Edward and Mabel married in Rockdale, NSW during 1921c