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VIENNA, Matthew
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7603 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 August 1917, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 6 June 1899 |
| Home Town: | Dandenong, Greater Dandenong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Rope Worker |
| Died: | Dandenong, Victoria, Australia, 29 June 1987, aged 88 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Plaque: The Victorian Garden of Remembrance, Springvale, Greater Dandenong City, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Aug 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7603, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria | |
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| 21 Nov 1917: | Involvement Private, 7603, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Nov 1917: | Embarked Private, 7603, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 23 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7603, 8th Infantry Battalion, Gassed | |
| 4 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7603, 8th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Matthew Vienna and Jane Vienna nee Carroll of Wellington Street, Geelong West, Victoria.
Brother of William George Vienna who died of wounds received while serving with the 29th Battalion on 25 November 1916 and is buried in the Heilly Station Cemetery Plot V1, Row C, Grave 18
Commenced return to Australia on 31 May 1919 aboard HT Aeneas disembarking on 12 July 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1924c Matthew married Ivy Myrtle Edmonstone in Victoria