James VERNON

VERNON, James

Service Number: 3507
Enlisted: 23 July 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: Australian Army Postal Corps
Born: Sydney, New South Wales Australia , 1883
Home Town: Burwood, Burwood, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Clerk
Died: Annandale, New South Wales, Australia, 16 September 1949, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW
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World War 1 Service

23 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3507, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
5 Oct 1915: Involvement Private, 3507, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
5 Oct 1915: Embarked Private, 3507, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney
25 Feb 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Army Postal Corps, From detachments
8 Jul 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 3507, Australian Army Postal Corps, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to hysteria

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Thomas Vernon and Rebecca Vernon Sydney, NSW

Next of kin given as his sister Elizabeth Baird Vernon of Leith Stanley Street,Burwood, NSW

Commenced return to Australia on 12 December 1918 aboard HT Nestor disembarking on 1 February 1919

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