VEARING, Thomas
| Service Number: | 3966 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 June 1917, Enlisted at Portland, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Avenel, Victoria, Australia, 1868 |
| Home Town: | South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Surveyor's Assistant |
| Died: | Bega, New South Wales, Australia, 24 March 1946, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Wolumla Cemetery, New South Wales Row C, Grave 19 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Jun 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3966, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Portland, Victoria | |
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| 7 Mar 1918: | Involvement Private, 3966, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Ormonde embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 7 Mar 1918: | Embarked Private, 3966, 4th Light Horse Regiment, SS Ormonde, Melbourne | |
| 7 May 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 3966, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Vearing and Margaret Vearing nee Laidlaw of Avenel, Victoria.
Thomas was apprenticed to a Mr. Laidlaw, Stonemason of Sydney, NSW for five years. Previiously served with the Victorian Mounted Rifles in South Africa.
Husband of Louisa Isa Vearing nee Bell of Bromby Street, South Yarra, Victoria. Thomas and Louisa married during 1895c in Victoria. Father of William Henry Vearing who returned to Australia on 6 August 1919 having served with the 14th Field Artillery Brigade
Commenced return to Australia on 22 April 1919 aboard HT Dorset disembarking on 11 June 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal