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VILES, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2012 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 June 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Forbes, New South Wales, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Summer Hill, Ashfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Dairyman |
| Died: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 1968, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2012, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 9 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2012, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2012, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 29 Sep 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 18th Infantry Battalion, From 20th Battalion, at Gallipoli | |
| 28 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 61st Infantry Battalion , In London, from 18th Battalion | |
| 19 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 18th Infantry Battalion, From 61st Battalion | |
| 9 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 2012, 18th Infantry Battalion, Wound to left thigh. Invalided to England on 16 August 1918 | |
| 16 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 2012, 18th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Arthur J. Viles and Mary I. Viles of Nowraine Street, Summer Hill, NSW. Brother of John Viles who returned to Australia on 1 June 1919 having served in the 18th Battalion.
Commenced return to Australia on 25 January 1919 aboard HT Ceramic disembarking on 14 March 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal