Vivian Ambrose FRENCH

FRENCH, Vivian Ambrose

Service Number: 325
Enlisted: 20 August 1914, Enlisted at Brighton, Tas.
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 12th Infantry Battalion
Born: Hagley, Tasmania, Australia , 1895
Home Town: Hagley, Meander Valley, Tasmania
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 25 April 1915
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Panel 35, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hagley War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Westbury War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

20 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 325, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brighton, Tas.
20 Oct 1914: Involvement Private, 325, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914: Embarked Private, 325, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Roland Robert French and Annie Elizabeth French of 'Spring Farm', Hagley, Tas. Brother of Evelyn Annie Richardson (nee French)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal