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VANCE, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2905 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Newtown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1 January 1892 |
| Home Town: | Waterloo, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Glass Blower |
| Died: | Murrumburrah, New South Wales, Australia, 1 January 1941, aged 49 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Municipality of Waterloo Roll of Service No. 3 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2905, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2905, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Fremantle | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2905, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), From 11th Battalion | |
| 16 Aug 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2905, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Wound to the foot. Transferred to England Calais aboard HS Brighton | |
| 19 Sep 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2905, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of David Vance and Catherine Vance of 'Alloa', Botany Road, Waterloo, NSW.
Brother of Archibald John Vance who was killed in action at Messines, Belgium on 10 June 1917 while serving with the 36th Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on Panel 26 of the Menin Gate, Ypres.
Commenced return to Australia on 31 May 1917 disembarking on 5 July 1917 at Melbourne for onward travel overland to Sydney
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal