John VILES

VILES, John

    Service Number: 2830
    Enlisted: 2 August 1915, Enlisted at Warwick Farm, NSW
    Last Rank: Corporal
    Last Unit: 18th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Orange, New South Wales, Australia, 1893
    Home Town: Summer Hill, Ashfield, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Railway Employee
    Died: New South Wales, Australia , 1976, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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    World War 1 Service

    2 Aug 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2830, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Warwick Farm, NSW
    2 Nov 1915: Involvement Private, 2830, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
    2 Nov 1915: Embarked Private, 2830, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
    26 Jul 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2830, 18th Infantry Battalion, Shell shock. Transferred to England on 30 July 1916
    25 May 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 61st Infantry Battalion , From 18th Battalion
    19 Sep 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 18th Infantry Battalion, From 61st Battalion
    25 Jul 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 2830, 18th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of Arthur J. Viles and Mary I. Viles of Nowraine Street, Summer Hill, NSW. Brother of George Viles who returned to Australia on 14 March 1919 having served with the 18th Battalion

    Commenced return to Australia 13 April 1919 aboard HT Castalia disembarking 1 June 1919

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

     

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