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VIDLER, Dougald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 734 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 March 1915, Enlisted at Euroa, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Euroa, Victoria, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Euroa, Strathbogie, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Albert Park, Victoria, Australia, 13 August 1964, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Roman Catholic Compartment M, Grave 372 |
| Memorials: | Euroa St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Honour Roll WW1, Euroa Telegraph Park |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 734, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Euroa, Victoria | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 734, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 734, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 29 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 734, 24th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Vidler and Mary Ann Vidler nee Sutherland of Euroa, Victoria.
Brother of Edward Gerald Vidler who died of pneumonia at sea on 27 July 1916 aboard HT Ayrshire. Commemorated on the Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, England and Gilbert Alexander Vidler who returned to Australia on 13 August 1919 having served with the 3rd Machine Gun Battalion
Commenced return to Australia on 9 March 1919 aboard HT Kashmir disembarking on 30 April 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1920c Dougald married Eileen Veronica Commerford
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