VARTY, James Alfred
| Service Number: | 3952 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 July 1915, Transferred to 10th Depot Battalion Ascot Vale for initial training then to be Allocated to 12th Reinforcement’s to the 8th Infantry Battalion at Broadmeadows Camp on 4th November 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dandenong, Victoria Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Mount Evelyn, Yarra Ranges, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Banyule City, Victoria, Australia, 19 March 1966, cause of death not yet discovered, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Ferntree Gully Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Mount Evelyn Avenue of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3952, 8th Infantry Battalion, Transferred to 10th Depot Battalion Ascot Vale for initial training then to be Allocated to 12th Reinforcement’s to the 8th Infantry Battalion at Broadmeadows Camp on 4th November 1915 | |
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| 23 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3952, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3952, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Adelaide | |
| 25 Jun 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Anzac Entrenching Battalion, Taken on Strength of Battalion in the field France ex Reinforcement’s Egypt | |
| 14 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 8th Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength of the Battalion in the field France | |
| 18 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3952, 8th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, Gunshot wound left foot Evacuated to England for treatment and convalescence at 5th General Hospital UK | |
| 16 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 8th Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength of the Battalion in the field France ex Hospital UK | |
| 1 Feb 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3952, 8th Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages | |
| 31 Jul 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3952, 8th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres | |
| 30 Nov 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 8th Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength of the Battalion in the field France ex Hospital Pyrexia unknown origin | |
| 9 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3952, 8th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens | |
| 8 Nov 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3952, 8th Infantry Battalion, Evacuated to Australia medically unfit GSW Buttocks both sides For Change | |
| 13 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3952, 8th Infantry Battalion, Discharged Melbourne 3MD Victoria Medically Unfit |
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James Alfred Varty b. 19 Mar 1892 Dandenong, Victoria d. 19 Mar 1966 Heidelberg, Banyule Victoria - Buried Ferntree Gully Cemetery. Ferntree Gully, Knox City, Victoria.
& Wife Rosina Emily ka 'Rose' Willard b. 17 Dec 1900
Cornella East, Campaspe Shire, Victoria d. 23 May 1989 (aged 88)
Pambula, Bega Valley Shire, NSW - Married 14th October 1920 - Burial - Ferntree Gully Cemetery
Ferntree Gully, Knox City, Victoria.
Mother Christina White b. 14 Oct 1856 Woolongong, NSW d. 17 Dec 1920 Kensington, Victoria burial
Cheltenham Pioneer Cemetery
Cheltenham, Bayside City, Victoria- 'Find A Grave' PLOT C of E 47 41 MEMORIAL ID 205397873 Created by: Anne Turner
Added: 12 Dec 2019
Find A Grave Memorial 205397873 ----
Father to James Alfred & Partner to Christina Varty is Henry aka Harry STREETER b. 31 Oct 1864 Brighton, Bayside City, Victoria d. 8 Aug 1903 Mentone, Kingston City, Victoria - Burial Cheltenham Pioneer Cemetery Cheltenham, Bayside City, Victoria - PLOT C of E F 72 MEMORIAL ID 205398066 -
Created by: Anne Turner
Added: 12 Dec 2019
Find A Grave Memorial 205398066
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Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=308227
James Alfred VARTY
Regimental number
3952
Place of birth
Dandenong Victoria
Religion
Presbyterian
Occupation
Farmer
Address
Evelyn, Victoria
Marital status
Single
Age at embarkation
21
Next of kin
Mother, Mrs. C. Varty, Evelyn, Victoria
Enlistment date
16 July 1915
Rank on enlistment
Private
Unit name
8th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number
23/25/4
Embarkation details
Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 23 November 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll
Private
Unit from Nominal Roll
8th Battalion
Fate
Returned to Australia 8 November 1918
Other details
War service: Egypt, Western Front
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death
19 March 1966
Place of burial
Ferntree Gully Cemetery
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