Frederick Henry VERNON

VERNON, Frederick Henry

    Service Number: 22
    Enlisted: 16 January 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
    Last Rank: Sergeant
    Last Unit: 12th Light Horse Regiment
    Born: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 8 July 1876
    Home Town: Summer Hill, Ashfield, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Salesman
    Died: Randwick, New South Wales, Australia, 19 August 1950, aged 74 years, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Randwick General Cemetery, New South Wales
    Church of England, Grave M40.
    Memorials: Grenfell Great War Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    16 Jan 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 22, 12th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
    22 Jun 1915: Involvement 22, 12th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Vestalia embarkation_ship_number: A44 public_note: ''
    22 Jun 1915: Embarked 22, 12th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Vestalia, Sydney
    20 Nov 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 22, Wound to the knee
    9 Oct 1916: Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 22, 12th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as wounded

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of John Henry Vernon and Catherine Vernon nee Walker of Melbourne, Victoria

    Husband of Catherine Alice Vernon nee Boyd of King Street, Newtown, NSW. Frederick and Catherine married during 1907c. 

    Commenced return to Australia on 28 January 1916 aboard HS Kanowna disembarking on 10 March 1916

    Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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