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MORTIMER, Vernon Frederick

Service Numbers:	3432, W77073
Enlisted:	20 July 1915, Kalgoorlie, WA, Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd/2nd Independent Company / Cavalry Commando Squadron
Born:	Perth, Western Australia, 20 December 1893
Home Town:	Gingin, Gingin, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Station Overseer
Died:	Carnarvon, Gascoyne Region, Western Australia, 3 September 1943, aged 49 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Gingin ANZAC Centennial Wall of Remembrance, Gingin War Memorial, Menzies Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

20 Jul 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3432, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' (NAA, Pg's-2, 13)
20 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3432, 11th Infantry Battalion, Kalgoorlie, WA, Australia
2 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3432, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle
6 Jun 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3432, 11th Infantry Battalion, Wounded -as per stated: 06/06/1916, (1st reported) Dangerously ill, of wounded back; to Date: 02/12/1916, (G.S.W) Right arm, and buttock, dangerously ill; (NAA, Pg's-12, 13).
5 Jun 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3432, 11th Infantry Battalion, Discharged (Medical): 05/06/1917, [5th M.D] 5th Medical District-Perth, WA; Medically debilitated by illness, (G.S.W) Right arm, and buttocks; (NAA, Pg-13).

World War 2 Service

2 May 1942:	Enlisted Private, W77073, 2nd/2nd Independent Company / Cavalry Commando Squadron, Wahroonga, WA, Australia
2 May 1942:	Involvement Private, W77073, 2nd/2nd Independent Company / Cavalry Commando Squadron
2 May 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, W77073

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