Regimental number | 3636 |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Tramway employee |
Address | 146 Dickson Street, Newtown, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 129 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs M L Vears, 46 Dickson Street, Newtown, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 17th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edgar Joseph and Eva Jane VEARS. Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance. |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Suevic', 21 April 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 7 June 1918, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 1 February 1921. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 44 |
Place of burial | Northern Suburbs Crematorium, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, VEARS Henry Ernest |