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VASSELLA, Francesco Luigi
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2169 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 May 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 5th Motor Transport Company |
| Born: | Hunters Hill, New South Wales, Australia, 1877 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Restaurant Keeper |
| Died: | Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia, 13 May 1966, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Wentworth Falls General Cemetery, New South Wales Roman Catholic WRC1, Row G, Grave 9 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2169, 41st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 7 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2169, 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2169, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Brisbane | |
| 14 Jun 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Division Supply Column, From 41st Battalion | |
| 12 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Motor Transport Company | |
| 6 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 2169, 5th Motor Transport Company, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Peter Vassella and Giuseppa Vassella of Ryde, NSW
Husband of Agnes Vassella of Agnes Street, Valley Brisbane, QLD. Francesco and Agnes married on 7 February 1901 in QLD
Commemnced return to Australia on 4 July 1919 aboard HT Wiltshire disembarking on 19 August 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal