Victor Edwin SPLATT MM

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Service Number:	4542
Enlisted:	22 January 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	22nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Greensborough, Victoria, Australia, 7 February 1893
Home Town:	Greensborough, Banyule, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Carter
Died:	Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 20 June 1967, aged 74 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Interred on the 21 June 1967 in the A F Alway Lawn area, Row C, Grave 67 and held in perpetuity for all time Commemorated with a plaque in the Victoria Garden of Remembrance
Memorials:	Greensborough RSL Sub Branch Memorial Wall, Greensborough State School, Greensborough Sunday School

22 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4542, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
29 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 4542, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
29 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 4542, 22nd Infantry Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne
3 May 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4542, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left leg. Invalided to England on 14 May 1917 aboard HS France from Rouen
20 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4542, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Remained on duty
7 Oct 1919:	Honoured Military Medal, For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty while acting as a company runner during the attack on Ville-Sur-Ancre and despite being wounded he remained on duty. London Gazette on 7 October 1918, page 11841, position 38. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 12 February 1919, page 261, position 202

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Son of Henry Bartlett Splatt and Alice Splatt nee Hemmott of Greensborough, Victoria

Husband of Elsie Splatt nee Bester of Greensborough. Victory and Elsie were married during 1916 in Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 29 May 1919 aboard Ris-Negirs disembarking on the 22 July 1919

Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal