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VARNEY, Alfred Frederick
Step 1: Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5702 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 2 March 1916, Enlisted at Sale, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia, 5 November 1889 |
| Home Town: | Lindenow, East Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Traralgon, Victoria, Australia, 23 October 1968, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Church of England Compartment O, Section 7, Grave 31 |
| Memorials: |
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Thomas Varney and Elizabeth Mary Varney nee Thatcher of Lindenow South, Victoria. William also served in WW1 returning to Australia on 5 July 1917 having served with the 23rd Battalion
Commenced return to Australia on 7 July 1919 aboard HT Chemnitz disembarking on 5 September 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1921c Alfred married Mary Jean Towns in Victoria