YOUL, Vivian
| Service Number: | 6339 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 November 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Campbelltown, Tasmania, Australia, 13 March 1890 |
| Home Town: | Rose Bay, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | St Leonards' Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Pneumonia, Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, 8 January 1917, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire Grave 150 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Killara North Sydney Technical High School WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6339, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 9 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 6339, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 6339, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
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Died on this date - 8th January........Private Vivian Youl was born at Campbelltown, Tasmania in 1890. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) as a 26 year old, married, Clerk from Rose Bay, Sydney, NSW.
Private Youl arrived in England on 26th October, 1916. He was transferred from No. 3 Command Depot to Fovant, Wiltshire on 21st November, 1916. He was AWL for 8 hours on 21st November, 1916 & confined to Barracks for 7 days.
Private Youl was transferred to 1st Training Battalion at Durrington, Wiltshire on 8th December, 1916. He was sent sick to Fargo Military Hospital on 2nd January, 1917 with Influenza & was reported seriously ill with Pleurisy the next day.
Private Vivian Youl died at 9.10 p.m. on 8th January, 1917 at Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire from Pneumonia. He was buried in Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire where 140 other Australian WW1 Soldiers are buried.
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