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VAIL, Cecil Knight
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1013 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 April 1916, Enlisted at Prahran, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 37th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Malvern, Victoria, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Malvern, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Jeweller |
| Died: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 23 June 1966, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, NSW Anglican area FM, 13C, Grave 29. |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1013, 37th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Prahran, Victoria | |
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| 3 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 1013, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 1013, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Melbourne | |
| 20 Feb 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1013, 37th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Luke Knight Vail and Catherine Jane Vail nee Sergeant of Glenferrie Road, Malvern, Victoria. Brother of Malvern William Knight Vail who returned to Australia on 19 January 1916 having served with the 7th Battalion
Next of kin given as his grandmother Elizabeth Vail of Glenferrie Road, Malvern, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 21 July 1917 aboard HT Euripides disembarking on 18 September 1917
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Husband of Antoinette Vail nee Charmantray. Cecil and Antoiniette married in Sydney during 1931c