John Clinton VILLIERS

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Service Number:	3153
Enlisted:	13 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	6th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, 27 September 1893
Home Town:	Warrnambool, Warrnambool, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Railway Fireman
Died:	Minyip, Victoria, Australia, 24 October 1985, aged 92 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Murtoa Cemetery, Murtoa, Victoria, Australia
Memorials:

13 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3153, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
29 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 3153, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
29 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 3153, 8th Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Adelaide
22 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 6th Infantry Battalion, From 8th Battalion
4 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3153, 6th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, Wounds to the right thigh and knee. Embarked for England on 20 October 1917
8 Aug 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3153, 6th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to multiple wounds

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Son of John Edwin Villiers and Margaret (Madge) Villiers nee Thompson of Raglan Parade, Warrnambool, Victoria.

Brother of Arthur Edwin Villiers who returned to Australia on 11 October 1918 Having served with the 57th Battalion.

Commenced return to Australia on 5 April 1918 aboard HS Borda disembarking on 29 May 1918

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, Britsh War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1939c John married Isabel Mildred Winter Villiers nee Moore in Victoria

Son of John Edwin Villiers and Margaret (Madge) Villiers nee Thompson of Raglan Parade, Warrnambool, Victoria.

Brother of Arthur Edwin Villiers who returned to Australia on 11 October 1918 Having served with the 57th Battalion.

Commenced return to Australia on 5 April 1918 aboard HS Borda disembarking on 29 May 1918

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, Britsh War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1939c John married Isabel Mildred Winter Villiers nee Moore in Victoria