Henry Schofield VERDON

VERDON, Henry Schofield

Service Number: 1828
Enlisted: 19 March 1917, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: 2nd Light Railway Operating Company
Born: Singleton, New South Wales, Australia, 1882
Home Town: Wickham, Newcastle, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Locomotive Driver
Died: Armidale, New South Wales, Australia, 26 September 1972, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Armidale General Cemetery
AC-CE, Row 43, Grave 21
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World War 1 Service

19 Mar 1917: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1828, Railway Unit (AIF), Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
11 May 1917: Involvement Corporal, 1828, Railway Unit (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
11 May 1917: Embarked Corporal, 1828, Railway Unit (AIF), HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne
22 Sep 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 16th Light Railway Operating Company, Taken on strength in France
17 Sep 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 1828, 2nd Light Railway Operating Company, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of William Levienns Verdon and Elizabeth Ann Vercoe of Singleton, NSW

Husband of Lillian Verdon nee MacColl of Thereby Street, Wickham, Newcastle, NSW. Henry and Lilian married during 1908c in Hamilton, NSW

Commenced return to Australia on 1 July 1919 aboard HT Karmala disembarking on 17 August 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal