John VASSIE

VASSIE, John

Service Number: 10856
Enlisted: 20 December 1915
Last Rank: Driver
Last Unit: AIF Headquarters
Born: London, England, 1890
Home Town: Perth, Western Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Contractor
Died: Parkville, Victoria, Australia, 6 August 1958, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria
Cremated and the ashes scattered at the cemetery
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World War 1 Service

20 Dec 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 10856, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
20 Dec 1915: Enlisted
25 May 1916: Involvement Driver, 10856, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
25 May 1916: Embarked Driver, 10856, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne
26 Sep 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, Australian Veterinary Hospital, From 3rd Divisional Signal Company
7 Nov 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, AIF Headquarters, From Veterinarian Hospitla
20 Nov 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 10856, AIF Headquarters, Discharged at the 5th Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Next of kin given as his sister Marion Vassie of South Fields Road, Bedford Park, London, England.

Return to Australia on 23 July 1919 aboard HT Main disembarking on 27 September 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

In 1957 John was residing in Reservior, Victoria