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VIVIAN, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 17136 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 January 1917, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Staff Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 17th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Moonta, South Australia, 23 July 1885 |
| Home Town: | Mannum, Mid Murray, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Moonta Mines Infant School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Chemist |
| Died: | Wallaroo Hospital, South Australia, 6 July 1973, aged 87 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Wallaroo Cemetery, S.A. General Section, Grave 1467 |
| Memorials: | Mannum District Roll of Honor, Moonta Mines Public School Roll of Honour WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Jan 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant Major, 17136, Staff Sergeant Dispensers, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 10 Feb 1917: | Involvement 17136, Staff Sergeant Dispensers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Feb 1917: | Embarked 17136, Staff Sergeant Dispensers, HMAT Seang Bee, Adelaide | |
| 20 Jun 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant Major, 17th Field Ambulance | |
| 18 Sep 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, 17136, 17th Field Ambulance , Discharged at the 4th Military District |
Personal Stories
Help us honour William Vivian's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Johnson Vivian and Mary Ann Vivian nee Bartlett of Mannum, SA.
Commenced return to Australia 31 January 1918 aboard HT Osterley as nursing staff disembarking on 3 April 1918 at Melbourne for onward travel to Adelaide.
Medal: British War Medal
On 15 April 1920 William married Mable Elsie Jones in the Methodist Church, Woodville, SA