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VETTER, Francis Valentine
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2856 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 August 1915, Enlisted at Narrabri, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Company Sergeant Major |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Eidsvold, Queensland, Australia, 3 December 1890 |
| Home Town: | Mungindi, Balonne Shire, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tailor |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 16 May 1970, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Goondiwindi Cemetery, Qld |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2856, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Narrabri, NSW | |
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| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 2856, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 2856, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 22 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2856, 19th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the back | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4th Infantry Battalion, From hospital | |
| 25 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 2856, 4th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Henry Vetter and Sophia Vetter nee Zimmer of Mungindi, NSW.
Apprenticed to A. Irwin of Mungindi, QLD for five years
Commenced return to Australia on 12 May 1919 aboard HT Soudan disembarking on 30 June 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 26 September 1921 Francis married Winifred Clara MacDonald in QLD