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VARNEY, Alfred Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5702 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 March 1916, Enlisted at Sale, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia, 5 November 1889 |
| Home Town: | Lindenow, East Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Traralgon, Victoria, Australia, 23 October 1968, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Church of England Compartment O, Section 7, Grave 31 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5702, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sale, Victoria | |
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| 25 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 5702, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 5702, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 29 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, From 24th Battalion. Was originally destined to join the 6th Machine Gun Company but later changed to the 2nd Machine Gun Battalion | |
| 20 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 5702, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Thomas Varney and Elizabeth Mary Varney nee Thatcher of Lindenow South, Victoria. William also served in WW1 returning to Australia on 5 July 1917 having served with the 23rd Battalion
Commenced return to Australia on 7 July 1919 aboard HT Chemnitz disembarking on 5 September 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1921c Alfred married Mary Jean Towns in Victoria