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VILE, George William Erasmus
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3391 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 October 1917, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brompton, South Australia, 2 May 1882 |
| Home Town: | Brompton, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Packer |
| Died: | Mount Barker, South Australia, 17 August 1951, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Hindmarsh Cemetery, S.A. Lower E63 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Oct 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3391, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 7 Mar 1918: | Involvement Private, 3391, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Ormonde embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 7 Mar 1918: | Embarked Private, 3391, 43rd Infantry Battalion, SS Ormonde, Melbourne | |
| 5 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3391, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Vile and Lydia Ann Vile nee Shaw of Paget Street, Croydon, SA. Brother of Edward James Vile who returned to Australia on 15 May 1919 having served with the 10th Battalion
Commenced return to Australia on 9 December 1918 aboard HT Argyllshire disembarking on 1 February 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Adelaide.
Medal: British War Medal
On 20 November 1905 George married Mary Horgan in the Methodist Parsonage, Hawker, SA.