George VARDY MM

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Service Number:	975
Enlisted:	6 November 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	2nd Light Horse Regiment
Born:	St. Kilda, Victoria, Australia, 1881
Home Town:	Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Gear Hand
Died:	Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, 25 May 1939, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton Church of England Compartment, Row BB, Grave 724
Memorials:

6 Nov 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 975, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
7 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 975, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Palermo embarkation_ship_number: A56 public_note: ''
7 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 975, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Palermo, Melbourne
9 Sep 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 975, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Wound to the arm.
7 Jul 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, From 4th Light Horse Regiment
27 May 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 975, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Second occasion. Wound to the left leg and thigh. While on detachment
3 Jul 1919:	Honoured Military Medal, London Gazette on 3 July 1919, page 8358, position 27 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 17 October 1919, page 1530, position 138
28 Mar 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 975, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Son of John Vardy and Kathleen Vardy nee Odwyer of St. Kilda, Victoria.

Next of kin given as his sister E. Wright of Cardigan Street, Carlton, Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia on 25 Septeber 1919 aboard HT Port Denison disembarking on 13 November 1919

Medals: Military Medal, !914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal