Vivian Walker VOVIL

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Service Numbers:	1114, N72652
Enlisted:	27 May 1915, Enlisted at Paddington, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	18th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Laurieton, New South Wales, Australia, 4 December 1893
Home Town:	Camden Haven, Port Macquarie-Hastings, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Queensland, Australia, 1970, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

27 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1114, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Paddington, NSW
25 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 1114, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
25 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 1114, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
28 May 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1114, 19th Infantry Battalion, Shell shock
20 Sep 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1114, 19th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the right thigh.
26 Apr 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1114, 19th Infantry Battalion, Third occasion. Gassed.
11 Oct 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 18th Infantry Battalion, From 19th Battalion
1 Jul 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1114, 18th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

14 Jun 1940:	Enlisted AIF WW1, N72652, Enlisted at Paddington, NSW.
17 Oct 1945:	Discharged AIF WW1, N72652

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Vivian also served in WW2 under the name of Walter Vovil.

Son of Edward Vovil and Mary Jane Vovil nee Skeer of Laurieton, Camden Haven, NSW.

Brother of Edward John Vovil who was killed in action on 20 September 1917 and has no known grave his name appears on Panel 17 of Menin Gate, Ypres.

Commenced return to Australia on 9 March 1919 aboard HT Kashmir disembarking on 23 April 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney.

Medals WW1: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Medals: WW2: War Meal, Australian Service Medal

During 1940c Vivian married Ethel Victoria Dempsey in Sydney, NSW