Vivian, Frank
SURNAME
Vivian
NAME
Frank
PLACE OF BIRTH
London, UK
OCCUPATION
Labourer (shipwright)
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
Cairns, Qld
DATE OF ENLISTMENT
28-10-16
NEXT OF KIN
Mother, Lady Violet Vivian, Bristol, UK, then wife Minnie, Bristol, UK
LINK TO DOUGLAS SHIRE
His address on aif.adfa.edu.au reports Port Douglas.
REGIMENT 1
49th Battalion AIF
RANK
A/Lance Corp
DATE DISCHARGED
19-07-18, medically unfit in UK
OTHER INFORMATION
British War Medal, Silver War Badge and Certificate Letter from Lorna Land 3-03-18 of Toowong who had been writing to him, but had not heard for some time.
STORY OUTLINE
Rejected once for weakness in left eye.
He was at Codford in Wiltshire:
'The ANZAC soldiers stationed in Codford during the First World War left a lasting impression on the village, most notably through the giant army cap badge carved out of the hillside above Foxhole Bottom. They are also remembered through the photographs, postcards, letters and poems sent home whilst stationed in Codford and commemorated in the ANZAC cemetery, the second largest of its kind in the UK.'
Frank Vivian was discharged as medically unfit with varicose veins. He could not march long distances.
SERVICE NO
3246
