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VEARING, Alfred Arnold
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1673 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 April 1916, Enlisted at Wangaratta, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 37th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Seymour, Victoria, Australia, May 1897 |
| Home Town: | Seymour, Mitchell, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Sanctuary Wood Cemetery, Belgium Plot 4, Row J, Grave 10. Headstone : Be not far from me for trouble is near there is no one to help me |
| Memorials: | Ariah Park War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1673, 37th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Wangaratta, Victoria | |
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| 27 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1673, 37th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 27 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1673, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 1 Jan 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1673, 37th Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1673, 37th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the right arm | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1673, 37th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1673 awm_unit: 37th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-04 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Alfred Vearing and Mary Vearing nee Knapsey of Illinois via Beckom, NSW. Brother of Valentine Vearing who returned to Australia on 8 May 1919 having served with the 37th Battalion.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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