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VARLEY, Ernest Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 610 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Enlisted at Surrey Hills, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 60th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Horsham, Victoria, Australia, November 1892 |
| Home Town: | Horsham, Wimmera, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Horsham, Victoria, Australia, 10 September 1963, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Horsham Cemetery, Victoria Row E, Grave 6 |
| Memorials: | Horsham Loyal Grampian Lodge 168 I.O.O.F. Honour Roll WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 610, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Surrey Hills, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 610, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 610, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
| 23 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 60th Infantry Battalion, From 8th Battalion | |
| 30 Dec 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 60th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Varley and Mary Ann Varley nee Hewitt of 'Box Grove', Horsham, Victoria. Brother of Alfred Alexander Varley MSM who returned to Australia on 2 December 1918 having served with the 60th Battalion
Commenced return to Australia on 24 September 1918 from Taranto, Italy aboard HT Kaiser-i-Hind then transhipped aboard HT Devon disembarking on 23 November 1918
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1923c Ernest married Florence May Fulton in Victoria