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VAGG, Charles Edward Hardy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 294 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 August 1914, Enlisted at Prahran, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Williamstown, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Windsor, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Porter |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 26 September 1964, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Church of England area, Compartment M, Grave |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 294, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Prahran, Victoria | |
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| 21 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 294, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 294, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne | |
| 10 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 294, 5th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Percival Vagg and Ada (Adelaide) May Vagg nee Edsall of Andrew Street, Windsor, Victoria.
Husband of Edith Henrietta Vagg nee Antill of Mushard Road, Fulham, London, England. Charles and Edith married on 2 June 1917 in St. Andrews Church, Fulham, London. Walter George de Lara Wilson officiated.
Commenced return to Australia on 11 January 1919 aboard HT Osterley disembarking on 24 February 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal