William Arthur VALE

William Arthur VALE Update Details

If you confirm that you want to proceed with the update, this record will be locked for editing by all other users until you have finished. You will have 7 days to complete your changes before they will be automatically submitted.

Do you want to proceed?

Service Numbers:	355, 85679
Enlisted:	15 March 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	Army Pay Corps (AIF)
Born:	London, England, 14 May 1887
Home Town:	Kew, Boroondara, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Spanish Correspondent
Died:	England, 28 April 1961, aged 73 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	South Ealing Cemetery, England Grond Division: QQ, B32
Memorials:

15 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 355, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
10 May 1915:	Embarked Corporal, 355, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
10 May 1915:	Involvement Corporal, 355, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
4 Oct 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 355, 24th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the head
23 Mar 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 65th Infantry Battalion, From 24th Battalion
29 Sep 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 24th Infantry Battalion, From 65th Battalion
4 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 355, 24th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wounds to the left arm and neck. Transferred to England on 11 October 1917
26 Apr 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 355, 24th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding
6 Jan 1919:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 85679, Army Pay Corps (AIF), Enlisted in Melbourne, Victoria
25 Jan 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 85679, Army Pay Corps (AIF), Embarked HT Marathon at Melbourne, Victoria
15 Feb 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 85679, Army Pay Corps (AIF), Discharged in England. Unit demobilised

Help us honour William Arthur Vale's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.

Address prior to enlisting was given as 'Ealing', James Avenue, Kew, Victoria

Son of William Thomas Vale and Emily Vale of Old Kent Road, London, England.

Prior to migrating to Australia he had serve seven years in the Royal Navy

Commenced return to Australia on 30 January 1918 aboard HT Euripidies disembarking on 31 March 1918

Medals: 1914-1915 Star (by Navy), British War Medal, Victory Medal

On 25 June 1919 William married Mabel Edith Hinders in St. Johns Church, Camberwell, Dulwich, England. J.G. Nassall officiated.