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VAINS, Vere
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3951 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 September 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Fish Point, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Albert Park, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Melbourne, Victoria, 1936, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Church of England area, Row R, Grave 0922X. Interred on the 5 December 1936 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3951, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 8 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 3951, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 3951, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Melbourne | |
| 5 Nov 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3951, 23rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 9 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3951, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the thigh. Invalided to England on 19 October 1917 aboard HS Essoquibo | |
| 1 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3951, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Third occasion. | |
| 7 Apr 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3951, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Frederick Vains and Agnes Vains nee Wilson of Greig Street, Albert Park, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 20 December 1919 aboard HT Runic disembarking on 6 February 1920
Medals: Military Medal & Bar, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1920c Vere married Lydia Ida Tripcony in Victoria