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VIRGO, Claude Arnold Percival
| Service Number: | 695 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Balaklava, South Australia, 21 October 1881 |
| Home Town: | Aldgate, Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farrier |
| Died: | Blackwood, South Australia, 13 January 1958, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Kendrew Oval, Row 13A, Grave 9. |
| Memorials: | Balaklava District WW1 Roll of Honour, Magill Honour Board, Payneham Road Uniting (Methodist) Church Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 695, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Sergeant, 695, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Sergeant, 695, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide | |
| 23 Jun 1917: | Embarked 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
| 23 Jun 1917: | Involvement 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Lieutenant, 695, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 21 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 10th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District |
World War 2 Service
| 2 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA |
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World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement 10th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of David Virgo and Sarah Ann Virgo nee Collins of Balaklava, SA. Brother of Colin Lionel Virgo who returned to Australia on 14 August 1919 having served with the 8th Field Artillery Brigade.
On 25 May 1909 Claude married Grace Evelyn Harvey in residence of W.H. Harvey, Port Adelaide, SA.
Commenced return to Australia on 20 June 1919 aboard HT Konig Friedrich August disembarking on 7 August 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Adelaide
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Post war Claude was employed as an auctioneer clerk with E.W. Hillson before joining R.W.E. Turner
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