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VAIL, Francis Hoddinett
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | N/A, Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 31 December 1913 |
| Last Rank: | Sub Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Cerberus (Shore) |
| Born: | Windsor, Victoria, 6 January 1900 |
| Home Town: | Elsternwick, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Officer, R.A.N. |
| Died: | Influenza and Meningitis, St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, NSW, 10 July 1921, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Brighton General Cemetery, Victoria Pres. O. 306.(GRM/3*). |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Dec 1913: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Cadet Midshipman, N/A |
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World War 2 Service
| 31 Dec 1913: | Enlisted HMAS Penguin (IV) 1939-1940/HMAS Brisbane 1940-1942/HMAS Moreton (I) 1942-1994 (Depot) |
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World War 1 Service
| 10 Jul 1921: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Sub Lieutenant, Officer, HMAS Cerberus (Shore) |
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World War 2 Service
| Date unknown: | Discharged HMAS Penguin (IV) 1939-1940/HMAS Brisbane 1940-1942/HMAS Moreton (I) 1942-1994 (Depot) |
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Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Francis Hoddinett VAIL was born in Windsor, Victoria on 6th January, 1900
His parents were Francis Ernest VAIL & Julia Emma SCOTT who married in Victoria in 1895
He enlisted with the Royal Australian Navy on 31st December, 1913 as a Cadet, Midshipman and worked his way up to Sub Lieutenant
Francis died in St Vincents Hospital in Sydney on 10th July, 1921 and is buried in the Brighton Cemetery in Victoria along with his parents
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