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VIDLER, John Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 168 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 October 1914, Enlisted at Rosehill, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 7th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Black Mountain, New South Wales, Australia, 22 April 1891 |
| Home Town: | Dorrigo, Bellingen, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Horse Breaker |
| Died: | Bellingen, New South Wales, Australia, 29 March 1971, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Dorrigo Cemetery, New South Wales |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 168, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Rosehill, NSW | |
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| 20 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 168, 7th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 168, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney | |
| 11 Jan 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 168, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to shell shock |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Vidler and Mary Eleanor (Ellen) Vidler of Black Mountain, NSW
Husband of Gladys Christina Vidler nee Hogan of Dorrigo, NSW. John and Gladys married during 1913c in Belligen, NSW. Father of Florence Christina Vidler and John Charles Vidler
Commenced return to Australia from Suez on 29 August 1915 aboard HT Euripides disembarking on 1 October 1915
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal