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William VIVIAN

Regimental number3126
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationMotor mechanic
AddressArden Street, Coogee, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 9"
Weight159 lbs
Next of kinstepsister, Mary Burnston, Arden Street, Coogee, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date1 July 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on 8 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Pioneer Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 4 May 1917
Date of death11 September 1919
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, New South Wales
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
172
Discharge date19 December 1917
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Thermistocles', 4 May 1917; disembarked Sydney, 4 July 1917; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 19 December 1917.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
SourcesNAA: B2455, VIVIAN William

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