Francis John VONARX

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Service Number:	1981
Enlisted:	15 June 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd Machine Gun Battalion
Born:	Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia, 4 July 1882
Home Town:	Wangaratta, Wangaratta, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Agricultural Engineer
Died:	Nagambie, Victoria, Australia, 3 March 1956, aged 73 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Byawatha North Wangaratta State School Great War Roll of Honor, Dockers Plains War Memorial, Wangaratta Docker Plains State School No 1962 Pictorial Honour Roll

15 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1981, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
26 Aug 1915:	Involvement Private, 1981, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
26 Aug 1915:	Embarked Private, 1981, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne
1 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion
15 Jul 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1981, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Son of John Michael Vonarx and Ann Christina Vonarx nee Grossman of Wangaratta, Victoria

Husband of V R Vonarx, Wangaratta, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 8 April 1919 aboard Trasco Montes disembarking on 22 May 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal