VERNON, Howard Edward
| Service Number: | 7094 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 September 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Flemington, Victoria, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Lilydale, Yarra Ranges, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Traveller |
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World War 1 Service
| 4 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7094, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 23 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 7094, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 7094, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 6 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7094, 5th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
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Son of John Crute Vernon and Emma Vernon nee Gregory of Flemington, Victoria
Husband of Lillian Isabella Vernon nee Chandler of Hardy Street, Lilydale, Victoria. Howard and Lilian married during 29 January 1916 in Ballarat, Victoria
On 11 March 1918 Howard married Lena Needham Kimber in St Lukes Church, Deptford, London, England. E. Bernard Rae officiated. At the time of this marriage he gave his marital status as Bachelor. On 9 December 1918 Office Record London queried marriage to Lena and was later confirmed it was a bigamist marriage and had a daughter from this union
Commenced return to Australia 3 May 1919 aboard HT Leicestershire disembarking 21 June 1919
Not eligible for medals