Albert Edward VARCOE

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VARCOE, Albert Edward

Service Number:	789
Enlisted:	22 August 1914, Enlisted at Kensington, NSW
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	3rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Hillston, New South Wales, Australia , 1889
Home Town:	Orange, Orange Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Wellington Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Traveller
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 19 May 1915
Cemetery:	4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery Row A, Grave 4. Headstone inscription reads: He died to save
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hillston Memorial Park Gates, Orange Cenotaph, Orange Holy Trinity Anglican Church Honour Board, Orange WW1 Honour Board

World War 1 Service

22 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 789, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Kensington, NSW
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 789, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 789, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
19 May 1915:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 789, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 789 awm_unit: 3 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-05-19

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Robert Stewart Varcoe and Madeline Isabella Rebecca Varcoe of Byng Street, Orange, NSW formerly of Hillston, NSW.

Brother of Bertram Varoce who returned to Australia on 6 August 1915 having served with the 6th Battalion and Victor Varcoe who returned to Australia on 3 October 1919 having served with the Australian Flying Corp

9Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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