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VINEY, James Orlando Lucious
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1968 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 August 1915, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 20 December 1890 |
| Home Town: | Mount Nicholas, Break O'Day, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Launceston Grammar School, Tasmania |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Hobart, Tasmania, 30 August 1937, aged 46 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Tasmania Church of England area, Row O, Grave 299. |
| Memorials: | St Marys Mount Nicholas Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1968, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 9 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1968, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Shell wound to the foot | |
| 5 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 1968, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 1968, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
| 29 Jan 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1968, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 6th Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Robert James Viney and Harriet Sarah Viney nee Hewer of Hobart, Tasmania
Husband of Margaret Jessie Viney of Mount Nicholas, Tasmania
Commenced return to Australia on 2 September 1916 aboard HT Ascanius disembarking at Melbourne on 29 September 1916 for onward travel to Hobart.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal