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VIGARS, John William
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2004 |
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Enlisted: | 21 January 1916, Enlisted at Dubbo, NSW |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 14th Light Horse Regiment |
Born: | Bideford, Devon, England, 1887 |
Home Town: | Coolabah, Bogan, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Station Overseer |
Died: | Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia, 1963, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Lithgow General Cemetery, Bowenfels, New South Wales Col. H |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
21 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2004, 54th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Dubbo, NSW | |
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23 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 2004, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Barambah embarkation_ship_number: A37 public_note: '' | |
23 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 2004, 54th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Barambah, Sydney | |
4 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2004, 54th Infantry Battalion, Shell wounds to the arm and back. Transferred to England on 16 April 1917 aboard HS St. George | |
11 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 56th Infantry Battalion, From 54th Battalion | |
12 Jan 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 14th Infantry Brigade Headquarters, From 56th Battalion | |
19 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2004, 14th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Joseph Henry Vigars and Emily Harris Vigars of Winterbourne, Budleigh, Satterton, Devonshire, England.
Address at the time of enlistment was given as 'Mulgawarrina', Coolabah, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 8 July 1919 aboard HT Friedichsruh disembarking on 4 September 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal