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COUSINS, Vernel Douglas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2896 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 September 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bejoording, Western Australia , 24 March 1895 |
| Home Town: | Bejoording, Toodyay, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Bejooording Government School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of self inflicted wounds whilst a prisoner of war, Soltau Prisoner of War Camp, Hanover, Germany, 9 February 1918, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Hamburg Cemetery, Germany |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2896, 48th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2896, Embarked Fremantle on "Argyllshire" | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Imprisoned Soltau Prisoner of War Camp, Hanover, Germany | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 2896, 48th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Vernel Douglas COUSINS was born in Bejoording, Western Australia on 24th March, 1895
His parents were William COUSINS & Hannah FERGUSON
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