Walter Hugh VAILE

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VAILE, Walter Hugh

Service Number:	1928
Enlisted:	15 October 1915, Enlisted in Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Second Lieutenant
Last Unit:	59th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Greenwich, England, 1883
Home Town:	Hawthorn, Boroondara, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Bank Manager
Died:	Died of wounds - left arm and both feet, 30th General Hospital, Calais, France, 24 July 1916
Cemetery:	Calais Southern Cemetery, France Plot A, Row Officers, Grave 12. Rev M.R. Hardy attended
Memorials:	Maffra St. John's Anglican Church Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

15 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1928, 31st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted in Melbourne, Victoria
3 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 1928, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane
3 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 1928, 31st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
6 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 46th Infantry Battalion, From 31st Battalion
16 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 59th Infantry Battalion, From 46th Battalion
19 Jul 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 59th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the left arm and both feet
24 Jul 1916:	Involvement Second Lieutenant, 59th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1916-07-24

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Thomas Golden Vaile and Mary King Vaile of Greenwich, London.

Husband of Adeline Croft Vaile nee Marshall of "Elouera," Pleasant Road, Auburn, Victoria. Walter and Adeline married during 1914c in Victoria. Father of Mary Vaile and John Vaile

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Thomas Golden Vaile and Mary King Vaile of Greenwich, London.

Husband of Adeline Croft Vaile nee Marshall of "Elouera," Pleasant Road, Auburn, Victoria. Walter and Adeline married during 1914c in Victoria. Father of Mary Vaile and John Vaile

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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