VINEY, William Thomas
| Service Number: | 2656 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 October 1916, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Deloraine, Tasmania, Australia, 8 August 1898 |
| Home Town: | Scottsdale, Dorset, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 30 September 1952, aged 54 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Carr Villa Memorial Park, Tasmania |
| Memorials: | Deloraine War Memorial, Kimberley Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2656, 40th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2656, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2656, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2656, 40th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left leg. Embarked HS St. David for England on 9 June 1917 | |
| 23 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2656, 40th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 6th Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Thomas Viney and Alice Jane Viney nee Huett of Scottsdale, Tasmania. William served with the 1st Remount Unit returning to Australia on 31 May 1916
Brother of Adye Roy Viney who returned to Australia on 25 July 1919 having served with the 4th Machine Gun Comapnay and Vernon Lionel Viney who returned to Australia on 10 May 1919 having served with the 1st Machine Gun Battalion..
Commenced return to Australia 23 September 1919 aboard HT Ascanius disembarking on 6 November 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Hobart
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 10 November 1920 William married Margaret Dwyer in the The Deanery, Launceston, Tasmania
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