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VIDLUND, John Wilgott
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 513 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 June 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Second Class Air Mechanic |
| Last Unit: | No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps |
| Born: | Stockholm, Sweden, 24 June 1874 |
| Home Town: | Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 10 October 1930, aged 56 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland Position 10 - 62 - 28 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 513, No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement 513, No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked 513, No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 1 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Second Class Air Mechanic, 513, No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
John arrived in Australia from London, England during 1908 aboard the ship Banffshire disembarking at Townsville, QLD and was naturalised on 22 September 1915. He was the son of Lars Vidlund and Clare Vidlund of Stockholm, Sweden.
Next of kin was given as unmarried wife Amy Mearns nee Gregg C/- Mrs Louisa Berndtsson, St George Street off Ipswich Road, Brisbane, QLD. John and Amy married on 9 November 1927.
Commenced return to Australia on 4 March 1919 aboard HT Port Sydney disembarking on 11 April 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal