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VIAL, Lorimer James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4328 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Flemington, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Scotch College |
| Occupation: | Merchant |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 9 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Heath Cemetery, Picardie 7 J 11 |
| Memorials: | Kew War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 4328, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
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| 29 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 4328, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 9 Aug 1918: | Involvement Lieutenant, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 8 Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-08-09 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Lieut. L. J. VIAL, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs Frank Vial, of Kew was killed in action in France on the 11th lnst. He left Australia in 1915, and fought through several engagements, after one of which he was Recommended for a Military Cross. Lieut. Vial was 20 years of age,
and was a partner in the firm of Frank Vial and Sons.
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