Regimental number | 6075 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Waurn Ponds, Geelong, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farm hand |
Address | Ceres near Geelong, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mrs E Bonney, Ceres near Geelong, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Senior Cadets (69th Bn) for 18 months. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Australian General Hospital, Special Reinforcements |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 489 Sergeant Edward Charles VIENET MM, 6th Bn, discharged, 22 June 1917; 9096 Gunner Gabriel Louis VIENET, Divisional Ammunition Column, died of disease, 24 November 1915. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Proceeded to Gallipoli from Alexandria, 18 October 1915; attached to Reinforcements, 3rd Field Ambulance, 30 October 1915. Evacuated on the 'Glenart Castle', and admitted to No. 2 Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 11 December 1915. Transferred to 2nd Field Ambulance, 12 March 1916; to 6th Bn (at own request, to join brother in the same unit), 21 March 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force. Wounded in action, France, 12 May 1916 (gun shot wound, thigh); evacuated to England, 1 June 1916. Rejoined unit from hospital, 24 December 1916. To hospital, sick, 28 May 1917; rejoined unit, 9 June 1917. Wounded in action, 23 August 1918 (gun shot wound wound, face, severe); evacuated to England, 25 August 1918; admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital, Edgbaston, 26 August 1918; transferred to Queen's Hospital, Sidcup, 9 September 1918; discharged from hospital, 22 October 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board 'Khyber', 31 March 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 22 May 1919; discharged, 14 July 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 82 |
Place of burial | Western Cemetery, Geelong, Victoria |