John Leslie VEARING

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Service Numbers:	784, 32409
Enlisted:	3 March 1915, Enlisted in Victoria. Light Horse Reserve
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	11th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Avenel, Victoria, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Quandary, Temora Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	New South Wales, Australia , 26 March 1976, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Cooma Cemetery, New South Wales Methodist, Section D4, Grave 9
Memorials:	Ariah Park War Memorial

3 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 784, Enlisted in Victoria. Light Horse Reserve
22 Jun 1915:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 784, Discharged at parents request. Only served 111 days and did not embark
7 Jun 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 32409, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
14 Feb 1917:	Embarked Driver, 32409, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, RMS Osterley, Melbourne
14 Feb 1917:	Involvement Driver, 32409, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
23 Oct 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , In France
30 May 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 32409, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit

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Son of John Vearing and Isabella Vearing nee Atkinson of Quandary Siding, NSW

Commenced return to Australia on 17 March 1919 aboard HT Plassy disembarking on 30 April 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1920c John married Selina Victoria Harison in Temora, NSW