VAFIOPULOUS, John Leslie Lancelot
| Service Number: | 1689 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 July 1915, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd ANZAC Corps Mounted Regiment (XXII Corps) |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Died: | Hampton, Victoria, 22 November 1975, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Bendigo Civil Cemetery Mon F7, Grave 42274. Interred on 26 November 1975 |
| Memorials: | Golden Square St. Mark's Anglican Church Great War Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1689, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria | |
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| 23 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1689, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1689, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 7 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 2nd ANZAC Corps Mounted Regiment (XXII Corps), From 4th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 1689, 2nd ANZAC Corps Mounted Regiment (XXII Corps), Wound to the left shoulder. Transferred to England on 14 June 1917. | |
| 3 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 1689, 2nd ANZAC Corps Mounted Regiment (XXII Corps), Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Vafiopulous and Isabella Vafiopulous nee Bassett of McIvor Road, Jourantown, via Bendigo, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 23 July 1919 aboard HT Canberra disembarking on 11 September 1919.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1919c John married Annie Elizabeth Cantrill. John and Annie were married on 18 August 1918 in the Wellington Church, Stoke-on-Trent, England. G.K. Lane, Curate officiated.
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Vafiopulous and Isabella Vafiopulous nee Bassett of McIvor Road, Jourantown, via Bendigo, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 23 July 1919 aboard HT Canberra disembarking on 11 September 1919.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1919c John married Annie Elizabeth Cantrill. John and Annie were married on 18 August 1918 in the Wellington Church, Stoke-on-Trent, England. G.K. Lane, Curate officiated.
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Vafiopulous and Isabella Vafiopulous nee Bassett of McIvor Road, Jourantown, via Bendigo, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 23 July 1919 aboard HT Canberra disembarking on 11 September 1919.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1919c John married Annie Elizabeth Cantrill. John and Annie were married on 18 August 1918 in the Wellington Church, Stoke-on-Trent, England. G.K. Lane, Curate officiated.