William Riley VINEN

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Service Numbers:	980, V16843
Enlisted:	24 December 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	14th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Raywood, Victoria, Australia, 7 April 1897
Home Town:	Barham, Wakool, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Drover
Died:	Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia, 3 March 1980, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Castlemaine General Cemetery, Victoria
Memorials:

24 Dec 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 980, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
22 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 980, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Afric, Melbourne
22 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 980, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
27 May 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column, At Ferry Post
3 Dec 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , From 5th Divisional Ammunition Column
6 Jul 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 980, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 3rd Military District

7 Aug 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , V16843, Enlisted at Royal Park, Victoria with the rank of Corporal.

8 Aug 1944:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , V16843, Discharged at the 3rd Military District while serving with the 3 Garrison Brigade

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Son of William Vinen and Mary Ann Vinen nee Riley of Raywood, Victoria.

Next of kin given as his grandmother E. Vinicombe of Wilton Road, Elwood, Victoria formerly of Lake Whymount, Barham, NSW

Commenced return to Australia on 21 March 1919 aboard HT Kildonian Castle disembarking on 7 May 1919

Medals WW1: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Medals WW2: War Medal, Australian Service Medal

Husband of Mabel Isabella Vinen nee Bates of Edward Street, Elstenwick, Victoria. William and Mabel married during 1921c in Victoria