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VERNEY, Arthur George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 14513 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 July 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Australian Wireless Squadron |
| Born: | Donald, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Kensington, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Telegraphist |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 11 November 1978, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Neville, Wall Q, Niche 119. Cremation service held on 14 November 1978 |
| Memorials: | Hawthorn Postmaster General's Department Victoria 1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 14513, 1st Australian Wireless Squadron, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 25 Jul 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 14513, 1st Australian Wireless Squadron, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jul 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 14513, 1st Australian Wireless Squadron, RMS Malwa, Melbourne | |
| 27 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 14513, 1st Australian Wireless Squadron, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Arthur Verney and Martha Jane Verney nee Parker of Market Street, Kensington, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 26 February 1919 aboard SS Northbrook disembarking at Bombay on 5 March 1919 later embarked SS Janus on 23 March 1919 at Calcutta disembarking at Melbourne on 19 April 1919.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1921c Arthur married Mary Ruth Gordon in Victoria