VIDLER, Gilbert Alexander
| Service Numbers: | 819, VX70550 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 September 1914, Enlisted at Euroa, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron |
| Born: | Euroa, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Euroa, Strathbogie, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Parkville, Victoria, Australia, 1946, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Euroa Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Euroa St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Honour Roll WW1, Euroa Telegraph Park |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 819, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Euroa, Victoria | |
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| 13 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 819, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 819, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 14 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, Imperial Camel Corps , At Abbassia | |
| 21 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 3rd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron | |
| 12 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 819, 3rd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron , Discharged at the 3rd Military District | |
| 3 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), VX70550, Enlisted at Caulfield, Victoria |
World War 2 Service
| 20 Apr 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), VX70550, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
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Son of Mary Vidler, Anderson Street, East Euroa, Victoria
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Vidler and Mary Ann Vidler nee Sutherland of Euroa, Victoria.
Brother of Edward Gerald Vidler who died of pneumonia at sea on 27 July 1916 aboard HT Ayrshire. Commemorated on the Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, England and Dougald Vidler who returned to Australia on 30 April 1919 having served with the 24th Battalion.
Commenced return to Australia on 10 July 1919 aboard HT Oxfordshire disembarking on 13 August 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1922c Gilbert married Margaret Ann Brock in Victoria
When enlisting in WW2 he lowered his age by 10 years.
Medals WW2: Defence Medal, War Medal, Australian Service Medal