Leo St John VARDY

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Service Number:	37927
Enlisted:	18 February 1917, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	13th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1897
Home Town:	Campbelltown South, Campbelltown Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Bank Clerk
Died:	New South Wales, Australia , 28 May 1975, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	St John's Catholic Church Cemetery, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia Grave B C
Memorials:	Sydney (ANZ) English, Scottish and Australian Bank Great War Roll of Honour

18 Feb 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 37927, Field Artillery Brigades, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
5 Nov 1917:	Involvement Gunner, 37927, Field Artillery Brigades, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
5 Nov 1917:	Embarked Gunner, 37927, Field Artillery Brigades, HMAT Port Sydney, Sydney
21 Mar 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, In France
24 Apr 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 37927, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Sever wound to the right knee
20 Mar 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 37927, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding of the right knee

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Son of Michael Andrew John Vardy and Mary Ellen Frances Vardy nee Downing of 'Ivy Cottage', Campbelltown, NSW.

Brother of William Carroll Vardy who returned to Australia on 15 February 1919 having served with the 1st Field Artillery Brigade

Commenced return to Australia on 2nd January 1919 aboard HT Karmala disembarking on 15 February 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal