Albert Edward VERNON

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Service Numbers:	2958, W69930
Enlisted:	19 April 1916, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	5th Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Glamorgan, South Wales, 19 October 1893
Home Town:	Collie, Collie, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Coal miner
Died:	Western Australia, 12 September 1956, aged 62 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Collie General Cemetery, Western Australia
Memorials:

19 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2958, 6th Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
30 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 2958, 6th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Fremantle
30 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 2958, 6th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
30 May 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Pioneer Battalion
3 Sep 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2958, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Remained of duty
16 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2958, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District

3 May 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, W69930

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Son of James Vernon and Jane Vernon nee James of C/- W Vernon, Robert Street, Collie, WA.

Husband of Alice Winifred Vernon nee Millard. Albert and Alice married in Collie, WA during 1920c.

Commenced return to Australia on 1 June 1919 aboard HT Somali disembarking on 8 July 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal