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VIVIAN, Francis John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2682 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 May 1915, Enlisted at Horsham, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Horsham, Victoria, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Horsham, Wimmera, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Ararat State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Horsham Loyal Grampian Lodge 168 I.O.O.F. Honour Roll WW1, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2682, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Horsham, Victoria | |
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| 26 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2682, 6th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2682, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne | |
| 19 Aug 1916: | Involvement Corporal, 2682, 6th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2682 awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Francis John Vivian and Ellen Esther Vivian nee Mentham of Wilson Street, Horsham, Victoria later oof Erskine Street, Middle Park, Victoria.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal