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VIVIAN, Eric
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1614 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1915, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Squadron Engineers AIF |
| Born: | Burra, South Australia, 9 March 1898 |
| Home Town: | Aberdeen , Burra, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Toorak Gardens, South Australia, 16 June 1956, aged 58 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia General A, Path 18, Grave 184A. Interred on 18 June 1956, now expired |
| Memorials: | Burra District WW1 Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1614, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1614, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1614, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 12 Jan 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 12th Company Australian Army Service Corps, From 9th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 19 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 1st Field Squadron Engineers AIF | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Driver, 1614 | |
| 4 Mar 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 1614, 1st Field Squadron Engineers AIF, Discharged at the 4th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Vivian and Elizabeth Vivian nee Foster of Aberdeen, SA.
Commenced return to Australia on 18 December 1919 aboard HT Konigin Luise disembarking on 2 February 1920.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 21 September 1922 Eric married Maud Buscumb in the St Michaels Church, Mitcham, SA