Joseph Emanuel VIEWEG

VIEWEG, Joseph Emanuel

Service Number: 5925
Enlisted: 31 July 1916, Enlisted at Bundaberg, QLD
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: Australian Veterinary Hospital
Born: Luton, Bedfordshire, England, 1871
Home Town: Bundaberg, Bundaberg, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Carpenter
Died: Lidcombe State Hospital & Home, New South Wales, Australia, 13 April 1943, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Rookwood General Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia
Zone D, Section 15, Grave 980. Interred on 14 April 1943
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World War 1 Service

31 Jul 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5925, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Bundaberg, QLD
21 Oct 1916: Involvement Private, 5925, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: ''
21 Oct 1916: Embarked Private, 5925, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boonah, Brisbane
17 May 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Veterinary Hospital
30 Apr 1918: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5925, Australian Veterinary Hospital, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to rheumatism

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Julius Augustus Vieweg and Althea Elizabeth Vieweg of Luton, Bedfordshire, England.

At the time of enlistment Joseph was living in Bundaberg, QLD. 

Next of kin given as his brother Albert Vieweg of Westdown Road, Leyton, Stratford, England.

Commenced return to Australian on 1 February 1918 aboard HT Balmoral Castle disembarking on 28 March 1918 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal