VANCE, William Leonard
Service Number: | 1793 |
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Enlisted: | 14 December 1915 |
Last Rank: | Corporal |
Last Unit: | Australian Employment Company |
Born: | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, 30 October 1892 |
Home Town: | Barrine, Tablelands, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 18 June 1960, aged 67 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
14 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1793, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Cairns, QLD | |
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14 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1793 | |
16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 1793, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: '' | |
16 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 1793, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boorara, Brisbane | |
4 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 1793, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left leg. Embarked for England on 22 October 1917 aboard HS Ville de Liege | |
25 Jul 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, Australian Employment Company, From 42nd Battalion | |
15 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 1793, Australian Employment Company, Discharged at the 1st Military District as wounded |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Pitt Vance and Mary Salome Vance nee Kennedy of Barrine, Cairns, QLD. Brother of Stanley Kendall Vance who returned to Australia on 11 June 1919 having served with the 47th Battalion.
Commenced return to Australia on 17 March 1919 aboard HT Plassy as wounded disembarking on 30 April 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal