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VERNON, Christopher
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2027, 2027A |
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| Enlisted: | 25 August 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 4th Trench Mortar Battery |
| Born: | Hexham, Victoria, Australia, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Merino, Glenelg, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia , 17 June 1979, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Geelong Eastern Cemetery, Victoria Church of England, Section 10. Grave 207. Interred on 19 June 1979. Grave unmarked. Brother Frederick, died 1937, is also interred in the same grave |
| Memorials: | Hexham War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2027, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 27 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 2027, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hymettus embarkation_ship_number: A1 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 2027, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Hymettus, Melbourne | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 4th Division Artillery , From 8th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 25 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 23 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 4th Trench Mortar Battery, Letter A added to service number, now 2027A | |
| 31 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 2027A, 4th Trench Mortar Battery, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Frederick Vernon and Elizabeth Vernon nee Johnston of Hexham, Victoria. Brother of Frederick Vernon who returned to Australia on 2 November 1917 having severed with the 58th Battalion.
Next of kin given as his sister D. O'Sullivan of Merino, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 1 May 1919 aboard HT China disembarking on 8 June 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal