George John VERNON

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Service Number:	381
Enlisted:	21 September 1914, Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Colwall, Herefordshire, England, 11 March 1890
Home Town:	Perth, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farm Hand
Died:	Merreden, Western Australia, 1946, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Merredin Pioneer Cemetery
Memorials:

21 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 381, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 381, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 381, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
2 May 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 381, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Wound to the head damaging his right eye
14 Jul 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 381, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit due to the loss of the right eye

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Son of Abel Vernon and Clara Vernon nee James of Gt. Malvern, Worcester, England

Commenced return to Australia on 12 December 1915 aboard HT Star of England disembarking on 29 January 1916

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1919c George married Ella Irene Cook in Moora, WA