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VAWDON, Harold Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5961 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 May 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | St Kilda, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Commercial Traveller |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 28 July 1982, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cheltenham Memorial Park, Victoria, Australia |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5961, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 2 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 5961, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 5961, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 3 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5961, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Severe shell wound to the right arm. On 24 May 1917 embarked HS Aberdonian for England from Rouen. | |
| 8 Feb 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5961, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as wounded |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Frederick John Vawdon and Amanda Sarah Vawdon nee Capeness of 'Coram', Park Street, St Kilda, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia 27 September 1917 aboard HT Suevic disembarking on 18 November 1917.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1918 Harold married Lilla Ada Lorimer in Victoria