John James VIAL

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Service Number:	1034
Enlisted:	14 September 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	1st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1894
Home Town:	Alexandria, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Cleveland Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Brick Layer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 3 October 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium. Panel 7
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)

14 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1034, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
18 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 1034, 1st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
18 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 1034, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney
6 Aug 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 1034, 1st Infantry Battalion, Wound to the hip.
9 Sep 1916:	Involvement Sergeant, 1034, 1st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
9 Sep 1916:	Embarked Sergeant, 1034, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney

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Son of William Henry Vial and Emily Lucy Vial of May Street, St. Peters, NSW.

Served his five year apprenticeship with H.J. Thompson of Sydney, NSW

On 12 May 1916 he return to Australia for recovery from empyema. He later commenced return to the Western Front on 9 September 1916

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal