John Adamson VOUTIER

VOUTIER, John Adamson

Service Number: 28458
Enlisted: 6 June 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank: Gunner
Last Unit: 14th Field Artillery Brigade
Born: Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, 1893
Home Town: Warrnambool, Warrnambool, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Coach Blacksmith
Died: Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, November 1957, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne
Cremation service was held on 11 November 1957 with the ashes being scattered at the cemetery.
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World War 1 Service

6 Jun 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 28458, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
25 Oct 1916: Involvement Gunner, 28458, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
25 Oct 1916: Embarked Gunner, 28458, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
11 Oct 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , From 5th Divisional Ammunition Column
9 Aug 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 28458, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Wound to the face
30 Aug 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 28458, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to a hernia

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Address at the time of enlistment was given as Princes Street, Warrnambool, Victoria.

Brother of Walter Adamson Voutier who returned to Australia on 23 January 1919 having served with the 24th Battalion.

Son of William Adamson Voutier and  Maria Voutier nee Watson of Vine Street, Windsor, Victoria formerly of Warrnambool, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 3 May 1919 aboard HT Leicestshire disembarking on 21 June 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1923c John married Lucy Thompson in Victoria

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