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VIALLS, Sydney
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2222 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 September 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Squadron Sergeant Major |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Kildare, Ireland, 1879 |
| Home Town: | Carrum, Kingston, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Ormond, Victoria, Australia, 27 June 1946, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremation service held on 28 June 1946 with his ashes being scattered at the cemetery |
| Memorials: | Nar Nar Goon Carrum Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2222, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 9 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 2222, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Katuna embarkation_ship_number: A13 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 2222, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Katuna, Melbourne | |
| 4 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Squadron Sergeant Major, 2222, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Shrapnel wounds to the shoulder and chest. | |
| 30 Sep 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, London Gazette on 3 July 1919, page 8358, position 28. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 17 October 1919, page 1530, position 139 | |
| 26 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Squadron Sergeant Major, 2222, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Otto Sydney Vialls and Maria Vialls nee Jewel of Kildare, Ireland. Prior to arriving in Australia Sydney served with the Imperial Dragoons and the Military Police in Africa.
Next of kin given as a friend Jessie Matthewson of Curram, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia from Kantara on 2 August 1919 HT Delta disembarking on 3 September 1919
Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1921c Sydney married Jessie Matthewson in Victoria