VERAGUTH, Edward
| Service Number: | 298 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914, Enlisted at Richmond, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Adelaide, South Australia, 29 March 1885 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bootmaker |
| Died: | Died of Illness - tuberculosis of the throat, Keswick, South Australia, 3 June 1917, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (General) Road 5, Path 7, Aspect W, Grave 7. Interred on 4 June 1917 under the name of Edward Cameron |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 298, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Richmond, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 298, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 298, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 22 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 298, 6th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the thigh. | |
| 31 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 298, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Bullet wound to the eye | |
| 3 Jan 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 298, 6th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to tuberculosis |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Peter Rankin
He served under the alias of Edward Cameron. Edward was a Gallipoli veteran, where he was wounded in action on two seperate occasions.
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Served as Edward Cameron. Address at the time of enlistment was given as C/- G Page of Invermay Grove, Auburn, Victoria
Son of Engelhard Veraguth and Mary Veraguth nee Page of Sturt Street, Adelaide, SA. Engelhard arrived in Australia from Switzerland.
Apprenticed to W. Barrett of Walkerville, SA for three years.
Commenced return to Australia on 9 September 1916 aboard HS Kanowna disembarking on 28 October 1916
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal