Frederick William VIZZARD

VIZZARD, Frederick William

Service Numbers: Officer, Officer
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
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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
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, 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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Biography contributed by Pam Hamilton

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

 

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