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VASKESS, Henry Harrison
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2696 |
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Enlisted: | 17 June 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
Born: | Croydon, Queensland, Australia, 15 July 1891 |
Home Town: | Greenwich, Lane Cove, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Clerk |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
17 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2696, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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9 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2696, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
9 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2696, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
14 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 53rd Infantry Battalion, From 1st Battalion | |
6 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 25th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, From 53rd Battalion | |
7 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Bombardier, 13th Field Artillery Brigade | |
10 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2696, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Joseph Vaskess and Martha Harrison Vaskess nee Stewart of 'Rio Vista,' Henry Street, Greenwich, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 28 March 1919 aboard SS Karoa disembarking on 10 May 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Last known address was Des Voney Road, Suva, Fiji when he was reported to be blind.