CAIRD, Vere Robert
Service Numbers: | 61, 145 |
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Enlisted: | 1 February 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
Last Unit: | 3rd Light Trench Mortar Battery |
Born: | Kensington, Victoria, Australia, 26 January 1893 |
Home Town: | Flemington, Strathfield, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Fitter and turner |
Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 31 July 1958, aged 65 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Boronia, Wall K, Niche 128 |
Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
1 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 61, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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27 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 61, 39th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
27 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 61, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
5 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 61, 3rd Light Trench Mortar Battery |
World War 2 Service
28 Jun 1921: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 145 | |
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28 Jun 1926: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 145 |
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Awarded the Meritorious Service Medal (www.awm.gov.au)
'This Non Commissioned Officer has acted as Battery Clerk since this Unit has formed. His conspicuous good work as such, and his devotion to duty has always been admirable and has set a very fine example to the men who have come under his administration. he has not left the Battery since its being formed. His service as Clerk has helped in a very great degree to the good working of the Battery.' - Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 113 Date: 6 October 1919