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VERNON, Robert James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2432 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 May 1916, Enlisted at Belmont, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 44th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Eddington, Victoria, Australia, 1878 |
| Home Town: | Korong Vale, Loddon, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Barman |
| Died: | Royal Park, Victoria, Australia, 5 March 1941, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Preston General Cemetery, Bundoora, Victoria Row F, Grave 4306. Interred on 7 March 1941 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2432, 44th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Belmont, WA | |
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| 13 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2432, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Macquarie embarkation_ship_number: A39 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2432, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Macquarie, Fremantle | |
| 4 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2432, 44th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the chest. | |
| 1 Mar 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2432, 44th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District as wounded |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was given as Day Dawn, WA
Member of the Kew Rifle Club, Victoria
Son of James Vernon and Eliza Ann Vernon nee Usher of Korongvale, Victoria
Husband of Annie Agnes Vernon nee Bleeze of Henry Street, Northcote, Victoria. Robert and Annie married during 1923c in Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 21 December 1917 aboard HT Persic disembarking on 4 February 1918 at Fremantle for onward travel to Melbourne aboard HT Ulysses, departing Fremantle on 12 March 1918 and arriving at Melbourne on 18 March 1918.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal