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VARNEY, Edgar
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6408 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 September 1916, Enlisted at Kalgoorlie, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Foster, Victoria, Australia, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Mont Park, Victoria, Australia, 12 November 1972, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Garden of Remembrance 2, Wall 7, Section 2, Niche 34 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6408, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Kalgoorlie, WA | |
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| 29 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 6408, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 6408, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Fremantle | |
| 18 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6408, 28th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was given as Dugan Street, Kalgoorlie, WA
Son of John Varney and Fanny Varney nee Park of Lock Street, Coburg, Victoria. Brother of Hector Edward Varney who returned to Australia on 23 November 1918 having served with the 45th Battalion
Commenced return to Australia on 29 August 1919 aboard HT Kanowna disembarking on 15 October 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 192c Edgar married Jesse Catherine Santley in Victoria