VIZZARD, Frederick William
Service Numbers: | Officer, Officer |
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Enlisted: | 5 November 1917, Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the AIF, allocated as OC Draft 1st General Service Reinforcement’s NSW for service abroad on 5th March 1918 |
Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements |
Born: | Corowa, New South Wales, Australia, 23 September 1873 |
Home Town: | Newcastle, Hunter Region, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Corowa Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation: | Professional Soldier |
Died: | Chronic Gastrointestinal disease, Morpeth, Maitland, New South Wales, Australia, 19 November 1926, aged 53 years |
Cemetery: |
Morpeth Cemetery, New South Wales RC Section |
Memorials: | Junction Soldier's Memorial |
World War 1 Service
5 Nov 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the AIF, allocated as OC Draft 1st General Service Reinforcement’s NSW for service abroad on 5th March 1918 | |
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8 May 1918: | Involvement 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
8 May 1918: | Embarked 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, RMS Osterley, Sydney | |
11 Jul 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 5th Training Battalion, Marched in from Australia allocated to AIF HQ London posted to Officer School Kandahar Barracks Tidworth for a period of instruction | |
19 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer , Miscellaneous Hospitals - WW1, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, Admitted 3rd London General Hospital London, chronic gastritis Boarded for return to Australia Medically unfit for further service | |
17 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer , 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, Appointment terminated in the AIF medically unfit at 2MD Sydney |
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Enlisted in the Royal Garrison Artillery 11 March1895 to 21 December 1899. Awarded Queens Jubilee Medal
Married 12th August 1900, 3 Children
Australian Instructional Corps 22 December 1899 to 8 May 1918, Warrant Officer. Awarded Meritorious Service Medal Long Service Good Conduct Medal
AIF Commissioned as a Second Lieutenant , England 1918, Issued British War Medal 1914-18
Appointed to Australian Instructional Corps Warrant Officer in 1920-21 discharged 19 November 1926