Regimental number | 722 |
Place of birth | Clare, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Patton Street, South Broken Hill, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 37 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 144 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs. H.E. Vawser, Patton Street, South Broken Hill, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | No 1 Mining Corps |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Tunnelling Company |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph and Maria VAWSER |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Age at death given as 52 on AWM Biographical Card. War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Saxon', 11 December 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 30 January 1918; discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 10 April 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 49 |
Place of burial | AIF Cemetery, West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, VAWSER Alfed James |