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VILE, Edward James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 51861 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 February 1918, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hergott Springs, (Marree), South Australia, 28 December 1889 |
| Home Town: | Croydon, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, 20 October 1977, aged 87 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Cremated on 21 October 1977 |
| Memorials: | Marree War Memorial Area |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Feb 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 51861, 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 1 May 1918: | Involvement Private, 51861, 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 1 May 1918: | Embarked Private, 51861, 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 2 Jul 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 43rd Infantry Battalion, From reinforcements | |
| 2 Aug 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 10th Infantry Battalion, From 43rd Battalion | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 51861, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 31 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 51861, 10th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Vile and Lydia Ann Vile nee Shaw of Paget Street, Croydon, SA. Brother of George William Vile who returned to Australia on 1 February 1919 having served in the 43rd Battalion.
Commenced return to Australia on 31 March 1919 aboard HT Wandilla disembarking on 15 May 1919
Medal: British War Medal
Residential address at the time of death was Botanic Nursing Home, Hackney, SA