McVITTY W.J.

Given Names:  William John

Service Number:  5663

Unit:  21st Battalion                                                                                                        

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number:  21227

Age:  34 Yrs  4 Mths

Occupation:  Clerk                                                                                                         

Marital Status:  Married

Religion:  Presbyterian

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  9¼ In                  

Weight:  124 Lbs

Chest:  31-33 In

Hair:  Black

Eyes:  Grey

Complexion:  Medium

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  1/8/1916

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  WIFE  Mrs Daisy Victoria Angeline McVitty

8 Queen Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                          

Embarkation Date:  25/9/1916

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Shropshire A9

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Miltiades

Embarked:  19/6/1919                               

Disembarked:  5/8/1919

Unit:  24th Battalion                                                                                                                      

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:  20/9/1919                       

Place:  Melbourne

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  55211

Victory Medal:  53932

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1882

Place:  South Melbourne, Victoria            

Father:  William John McVITTY                

Mother:  Hanna SUNDERLAND

MARRIAGE

Year:  1910     

Place:             

Spouse: Daisy Victoria Angeline LESLIE

DEATH

Date or Year: 1961                                 

Place: Kew, Victoria                                

Burial:  ,

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounded in action 20/3/1917; gun shot wound, buttock

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

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