Herbert Edward VIDLER

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Service Number:	3503
Enlisted:	27 October 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	47th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Kiama, New South Wales, Australia, 1883
Home Town:	Murwillumbah, Tweed, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Murwillumbah, New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia, 30 May 1950, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Murwillumbah General Cemetery
Memorials:

27 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3503, 47th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
24 Jan 1917:	Involvement Private, 3503, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: ''
24 Jan 1917:	Embarked Private, 3503, 47th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney
30 Sep 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3503, 47th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left hand
18 Jul 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3503, 47th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to chronic bronchitis

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Son of Thomas Nathaniel Vidler and Margaret Jane Vidler of Murwillumbah, NSW.

Brother of Harold Frederick Vidler wh returned to Australia on 1 February 1919 having served with the Australian Veterinary Hospital

Commenced return to Australia on 21 April 1918 aboard HT Suevic disembarking on 7 June 1918 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1926c Herbert married Blanche Walker in Sydney, NSW