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VIDITO, Archibald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2161 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 July 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Adelaide, South Australia, 7 January 1875 |
| Home Town: | Glanville, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Sailor |
| Died: | Drowning in the Port River, South Australia, Glanville, South Australia, 19 September 1935, aged 60 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia Plot BX, Drive A, Path 9, Grave 89C. Interred on the 29 September 1935 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2161, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 28 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2161, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2161, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Adelaide | |
| 27 Aug 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2161, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District as medically unfit due to malaria |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Lester Vidito and Eliza Vidito nee Potter of Port Adelaide, SA.
Brother of Norman Vidito who returned to Australia on 12 April 1917 having served with the 32nd Battalion.
Husband of Alice Maud Vidito nee Shcakley of James Street, Glanville, SA. Archibald and Alice married on 11 June 1910 in the Methodist Manse, Morphett Street, Adelaide, SA
Commenced returned to Australia on 4 May 1917 aboard HT Runic
Medals: 1914-1915 Star (R.A.N.), British War Medal
Residential address at the time of death was Ethelton, SA.