William Ernest VERDON

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VERDON, William Ernest

Service Number:	525
Enlisted:	14 January 1915, Enlisted at Donald, Victoria
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	21st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Mirboo, Victoria, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Mirboo North, Latrobe - Victoria, Australia, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Railway Employee
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 22 December 1916
Cemetery:	Bancourt British Cemetery Plot 111, Row C, Grave 3. Headstone inscription reads: R.I.P.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

14 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 525, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Donald, Victoria
10 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 525, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
10 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 525, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
22 Dec 1916:	Involvement Corporal, 525, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 525 awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-12-22

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Stephen Verdon and Bridget Verdon nee Gaffney of Hoddle Street, Richmond, Victoria.

Brother of James Verdon who returned to Australia on 17 August 1919 having served with the 2nd Field Artillery Brigade; Harold Paul Verdon who died of wounds received while serving with the 21st Battalion on 4 September 1915 and was buried in the Hem Farm Military Cemetery, Plot 11, Row K, Grave 12; Stephen Verdon who returned to Australia on 8 June 1919 having served with the 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column;

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal issued to his mother

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