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VERNON, Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4610 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Warrak, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Crowlands, Pyrenees, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor Mechanic |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 8 April 1952, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Garden of Remembrance 2, Wall 7, Section 7, Niche 229 |
| Memorials: | Ararat Shire of Ararat WWI Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4610, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 3 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion | |
| 26 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion, From 58th Battalion | |
| 28 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 4610, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 28 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 4610, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4610, 57th Infantry Battalion, Wound to right thigh. Embarked for England on 29 September 1917 | |
| 5 Dec 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4610, 57th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to chronic brohchitis |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Francis Vernon and Margaret Vernon nee Gleeson of Crowlands, Victoria
Husband of J.S. Vernon of Derwentwater Road, Gateshead, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England
Commenced return to Australia on 2 April 1918 aboard HT Suevic disembarking on 7 June 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal