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STRAFORD, Vivien Wilfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5797 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 February 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 39th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, 19 February 1897 |
| Home Town: | Brighton, Bayside, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Ballarat State School |
| Occupation: | Clerk (later Chief accountant, Lands Dept.) |
| Died: | Natural causes (heart attack), Melbourne, Victoria, 26 May 1971, aged 74 years |
| Cemetery: |
Brighton General Cemetery, Victoria Lawn N 37 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5797, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 3 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5797, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5797, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Melbourne | |
| 24 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 39th Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5797, 39th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, GSW (right forearm - partial amputation) | |
| 25 Feb 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5797, 39th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
Wounded at Messines
During the Battle of Messines on 07 June 1917, Vivien was wounded by shrapnel from a nearby German bomb explosion, whilst he was restoring telecommunications connections, and suffered the subsequent amputation of his right forearm due to an infection. As he was right-handed, he then taught himself how to use his left hand for the rest of his life.
Submitted 31 August 2018 by Nerida Straford
Biography contributed by Virtual Australia
Note: Family has provided evidence to confirm the correct spelling of the first Given Name as VIVIEN. The record on this Memorial has been corrected to reflect this spelling. Chief Moderator, September 2018.
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