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VERTIGANS, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6647 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 December 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Australian Employment Company |
| Born: | Fakenham, Norfolk, England, 1872 |
| Home Town: | Surry Hills, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Assembler |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Dec 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6647, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 7 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 6647, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 6647, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
| 12 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Employment Company, From 18th Battalion | |
| 28 Dec 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6647, Australian Employment Company, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Robert Vertigans of Holt Street, Fakenham, Norfolk, England
Husband of Wilhemina Vertigans of Marshall Street, Surry Hills, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 15 September 1918 aboard HT Arawa disembarking on 18 November 1918 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal