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VESTY, Samuel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5893 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 May 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia, 1880 |
| Home Town: | Petersham, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor Driver |
| Died: | Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia, 1957, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5893, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 7 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 5893, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 5893, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 1 Jun 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5893, 19th Infantry Battalion, Gassed | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5893, 19th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the right thigh and hand. Invalided to England on 24 August 1918. | |
| 24 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5893, 19th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as wounded |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Vesty of Deniliquin, NSW.
Husband of Ivy May Vesty C/- Mrs Halpin of Crystal Street, Petersham, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 12 December 1918 aboard HT Nestor disembarking on 1 February 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal