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VIGOR, John Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 257 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 March 1915, Enlisted at Enoggera, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Anzac Provost Corps |
| Born: | Hastings, Sussex, England, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mercer |
| Died: | Balmain, New South Wales, Australia, 1966, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 257, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Enoggera, QLD | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Driver, 257, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Driver, 257, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane | |
| 28 Sep 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 257, 25th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Wound to the neck. Invalided to England aboard HS Gascon | |
| 15 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, Anzac Provost Corps , From 25th Battalion | |
| 17 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 257, Anzac Provost Corps , Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Albert Vigor and Sarah Vigor of Battle-road, St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex, England. Brother of Robert Vigor who returned to Australia on 23 June 1920 having served with the 25th Battalion and the Provost Corps.
Commenced return to Australia on 9 August 1919 aboard HT Ceramic disembarking on 3 October 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1920c John married Ethel Knight in Cobar, NSW.