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VERNON, Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 519, 1740 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 February 1916, Enlisted at Hamilton, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mortlake, Victoria, Australia, 1875 |
| Home Town: | Merino, Glenelg, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1937, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Geelong Eastern Cemetery, Victoria Church of England, Section 10. Grave 207. Interred on 19 June 1979. Grave unmarked. Brother Christopher, died 1979, is interred in the same grave |
| Memorials: | Hexham War Memorial, Merino War Memorial |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 519 |
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World War 1 Service
| 17 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1740, 60th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Hamilton, Victoria | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1740, 60th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1740, 60th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne | |
| 12 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion, From 60th Battalion | |
| 24 Dec 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1740, 58th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to chronic rheumatism |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Frederick Vernon and Elizabeth Vernon nee Johnston of Hexham, Victoria. Brother of Christopher Vernon who returned to Australia on 8 June 1919 having served with the 4th Trench Mortar Battery
Next of kin given as his sister D. O'Sullivan of Merino, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 26 September 1917 aboard HT Borda disembarking on 2 November 1917
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal