VIVASH, Albert Edward
| Service Numbers: | 37608, VX36254 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 27 March 1917, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Field Artillery Brigades |
| Born: | Hartwell, Victoria, Australia , 13 July 1900 |
| Home Town: | Hawthorn, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor Machinist |
| Died: | Presumed, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 20 February 1942, aged 41 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Ambon Memorial, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia Col 5 |
| Memorials: | Ambon Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Mar 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 37608, Field Artillery Brigades, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Nov 1917: | Embarked Gunner, 37608, Field Artillery Brigades, HMAT Port Sydney, Melbourne | |
| 9 Nov 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 37608, Field Artillery Brigades, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Mar 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 37608, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX36254 | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , VX36254, Enlisted at Royal Park, Victoria with the 2/21 Battalion with the rank of Private. | |
| 15 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX36254 | |
| 13 Dec 1941: | Embarked AIF WW1, VX36254, Embarked for overseas services. Disembarked at Ambon on 17 February 1941 |
Help us honour Albert Edward Vivash's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Albert Edward Vivash and Grace Elizabeth Vivash nee Henry of 'Linda', Myrtle Street, Hawthorn, Victoria.
On 2 August 1919 Albert married Ethel Annie Barnett in St. Paul's Church, Brixton, London, England. Clergyman Ralph W. Budden officiated. With this union he had a daughter Edna G. Vivash of West Dulwich, London, England.
Commenced return to Australia 20 December 1919 aboard HT Runic disembarking on 6 February 1920.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
When enlisting for WW2 he enlisted as only Albert Edward Vivash and lowered his age by about seven years.
On 15 February 1941 Albert remarried to Elizabeth Francis Vivash of Lancaster, Victoria, formerly of Edenhope, Victoria.