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VERNON, Frank William Robinson
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 16 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Footscray, Victoria, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Traveller |
| Died: | Box Hill, Victoria, Australia, 17 January 1955, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Box Hill General Cemetery, Victoria Church of England, 216, Grave 0005. Interred on 20 January 1955. |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 16, 2nd Field Ambulance, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement 16, 2nd Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked 16, 2nd Field Ambulance, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 20 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 16, 2nd Field Ambulance, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to being gassed |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Frank Vernon and Prudence Vernon nee Pearson of Cowper Street, Footscray, Melbourne, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 31 May 1919 aboard HT Aeneas disembarking on 12 July 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1919c Frank married Daisy Lewis in Victoria