Regimental number | 1062 |
Place of birth | Goulburn, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Veterinary surgeon's assistant |
Address | Albert Park, Moonah, Tasmania |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 146 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Annie Vernon, Albert Park, Moonah, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Claremont, Tasmania |
Rank on enlistment | Acting Corporal |
Unit name | Australian Remount Unit 1, Squadron 4 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 28/2/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A67 Orsova on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Remount Unit |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt Admitted to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 8 August 1916 (febricular); discharged, and rejoined unit, 22 August 1916. Admitted to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 5 September 1916 (dysentery); discharged, and joined Details Camp, Moascar, 11 October 1916. To hospital, sick, 24 October 1916; joined Details Camp from sick quarters, 28 October 1916. Rejoined Remount Unit Depot, Heliopolis, 1 November 1916. Admitted to 26th Stationary Hospital, Ismailia, 15 July 1917 (ear trouble); discharged from hospital, and rejoined unit, 1 August 1917. Temporarily attached to Field Remount Section, Rafa, 22 October 1917. Admitted to 14th Australian General Hospital, Port Said, 30 May 1918 (disordered action of the heart); transferred to Rest Camp, Port Said, 19 June 1918; rejoined unit, Moascar, 3 July 1918. Reported to 1st Field Remount Section, Ludd, 17 July 1918. Marched into Details Camp, Moascar, 21 March 1918. Commenced return to Australia from Poert Said on board HT 'Dorset', 29 April 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 11 June 1919; discharged (medically unfit: dysentery and deafness), Sydney, 20 September 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Surname incorrectly recorded on Embarkation Roll as VERNON; Wife's given name incorrectly recorded as Mary. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, VERON Eugene |