VIAL L.J.

VIAL L.J.

Given Names: Lorimer James

Service Number: 4328

Unit: 8th Battalion, 13th reinforcements

Rank: Private

Paybook Number: 8651

Age: 25 Yrs 8 Mths

Occupation: Merchant

Marital Status: Single

Religion: Methodist

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Height: 5 Ft 6 In

Weight: 154 Lbs

Chest: 35-37¼ In

Hair: Fair

Eyes: Blue

Complexion: Fair

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted: 23/7/1915

Place: Melbourne

Next of Kin: FATHER Frank Vial

Walpole Street, Kew, Victoria

Embarkation Date: 29/12/1915

Port: Melbourne

Ship: HMAT Demosthenes A64

END OF WAR

Status: Killed in action

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Unit: 8th Battalion

Rank: Lieutenant

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MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star: Not earned

British War Medal: 27343

Victory Medal: 27165

Other:

BIRTH

Date or Year: 3/4/1892

Place: Melbourne, Victoria

Father: Frank VIAL

Mother: Emily Mary WRIGHT

MARRIAGE

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DEATH

Date or Year: 9/8/1918

Place: Pozieres, France

Burial: Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, France

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Killed by a bullet wound in the side of the head while advancing on objective