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VERSI, Louis Patrick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7352 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 December 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Barber |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7352, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 19 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 7352, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne | |
| 19 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 7352, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 11 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 28th Infantry Battalion, From 6th Battalion | |
| 29 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 7352, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Fremantle | |
| 29 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 7352, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Jun 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7352, 28th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Henry Rampenelli Versi and Annie V. Versi nee West of Argwle Place, Carlton, Victoria
Declared a deserter on 31 July 1916 when he failed to re-embark HT Ballarat at Fremantle and awarded four months detention. He was later trasferred to the 28th Battalion but failed to re-embark HT Borda at Duban and again declared a deserter.
Commenced return to Australia on 9 May 1919 Hororata from South Africa under close guard disembarking on 10 June 1920
Not eligible for medals
During 1920c Louis married Alice McNamee in Victoria