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VERNON, David Clarence
Service Numbers: | 1187, S37954 |
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Enlisted: | 27 February 1915 |
Last Rank: | Corporal |
Last Unit: | 4MD / SA & NT Area Lines of Communication |
Born: | Liverpool, England, 28 March 1891 |
Home Town: | Highgate, Unley, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | War Veterans Home, Myrtle Bank, South Australia, 12 April 1975, aged 84 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Mitcham Anglican Cemetery, South Australia Interred on 14 April 1975 - Plot 0974A - Burial reg # 2244 |
Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
27 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 1187, 2nd Divisional Signal Company | |
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4 May 1915: | Involvement Sapper, 1187, 2nd Divisional Signal Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Macquarie embarkation_ship_number: A39 public_note: '' | |
4 May 1915: | Embarked Sapper, 1187, 2nd Divisional Signal Company, HMAT Port Macquarie, Melbourne | |
13 Dec 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, Australian Army Ordnance Corps | |
25 Sep 1919: | Involvement Sapper, 1187 | |
24 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 1187, Australian Army Ordnance Corps, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
World War 2 Service
8 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, S37954 | |
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18 Jul 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, S37954, 4MD / SA & NT Area Lines of Communication |
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Next of kin given as his uncle F.A. Vernon of Queen Elizabeth Walk, London, England.
David had previously been a member of the 6th City of London Rifled for four years.
Later changed to his wife Beatrice Vernon nee Rayne of Stoke Golding, Leicestershire, England. David and Beatrice were married on 10 June 1918 in a Parish Church Leicestershire. Vicar G. M. Edmonds officiated.
Commenced return to Australia on 25 September 1919 aboard HT Mahana disembarking on 10 November 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal