Frederick William VIZZARD

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VIZZARD, Frederick William

Service Numbers:	Officer, Officer
Enlisted:	5 November 1917, Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the AIF, allocated as OC Draft 1st General Service Reinforcement’s NSW for service abroad on 5th March 1918
Last Rank:	Second Lieutenant
Last Unit:	1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements
Born:	Corowa, New South Wales, Australia, 23 September 1873
Home Town:	Newcastle, Hunter Region, New South Wales
Schooling:	Corowa Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Professional Soldier
Died:	Chronic Gastrointestinal disease, Morpeth, Maitland, New South Wales, Australia, 19 November 1926, aged 53 years
Cemetery:	Morpeth Cemetery, New South Wales RC Section
Memorials:	Junction Soldier's Memorial

World War 1 Service

5 Nov 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the AIF, allocated as OC Draft 1st General Service Reinforcement’s NSW for service abroad on 5th March 1918
8 May 1918:	Involvement 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
8 May 1918:	Embarked 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, RMS Osterley, Sydney
11 Jul 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 5th Training Battalion, Marched in from Australia allocated to AIF HQ London posted to Officer School Kandahar Barracks Tidworth for a period of instruction
19 Sep 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer , Miscellaneous Hospitals, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, Admitted 3rd London General Hospital London, chronic gastritis Boarded for return to Australia Medically unfit for further service
17 Feb 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer , 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, Appointment terminated in the AIF medically unfit at 2MD Sydney

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Biography contributed by Pam Hamilton

Enlisted in the Royal Garrison Artillery 11 March1895 to 21 December 1899. Awarded Queens Jubilee Medal

Married 12th August 1900, 3 Children

Australian Instructional Corps 22 December 1899 to 8 May 1918, Warrant Officer. Awarded Meritorious Service Medal Long Service Good Conduct Medal

AIF Commissioned as a Second Lieutenant , England 1918, Issued British War Medal 1914-18

Appointed to Australian Instructional Corps Warrant Officer in 1920-21 discharged 19 November 1926

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