Henry Alexander VIENET

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VIENET, Henry Alexander

Service Number:	6075
Enlisted:	10 May 1915, Enlisted at Geelong West, Victoria
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	6th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Waurn Ponds, Victoria, Australia, 18 April 1897
Home Town:	Ceres, Greater Geelong, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farm Hand
Died:	Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 8 August 1979, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Geelong Western Cemetery, Victoria Location WST-LAWN-04-808-109 Section Lawn Row 04 Grave 109
Memorials:	Inverleigh Parish of Inverleigh Honor Roll, Murgheboluc District and School Roll of Honour, Newtown Methodist Church Honor Roll, Winchelsea Shire of Barrabool Residents Roll of Honor 1, Winchelsea Shire of Barrabool Residents Roll of Honor 2

World War 1 Service

10 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6075, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, Enlisted at Geelong West, Victoria
20 Aug 1915:	Embarked Private, 6075, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, HMAT Kyarra, Melbourne
20 Aug 1915:	Involvement Private, 6075, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
21 Aug 1915:	Involvement Private, 6075, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
21 Aug 1915:	Embarked Private, 6075, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, HMAT Kyarra, Melbourne
12 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Field Ambulance, At Serapeum
21 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 6th Infantry Battalion, From 2nd Field Ambulance
12 May 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6075, 6th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the thigh. Embarked at Calais for England on 1 June 1916
14 Jul 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 6075, 6th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Charles Edward Vienet and Elizabeth Georgina Bonney formerly Vienet nee Ryniker of Perth Cottage, Ceres, Geelong, Victoria.

Brother of Edward Charles Vienet who was discharged in London on 22 June 1917 having served with the 6th Battalion and Gabriel Louis Vient who died of pneumonia on 24 November 1915 and is buried in the Albany Cemetery (Old), WA.

Commenced return to Australia on 31 March 1919 aboard HT Khyber disembarking on 22 May 1919

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1924c Henry married Gertee May McKissock in Victoria.

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