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VANZETTA, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6964 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 June 1917, Enlisted at Daylesford, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Field Bakery: AIF |
| Born: | Daylesford, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Daylesford, Hepburn, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Baker |
| Died: | Hepburn, Victoria, Australia, 1942, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Daylesford Hepburn State School Honour Roll, Daylesford Hepburn State School Pictorial Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jun 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6964, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Daylesford, Victoria | |
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| 21 Nov 1917: | Involvement Private, 6964, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Nov 1917: | Embarked Private, 6964, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 1 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6964, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Wound to the hand. Invalided to England 0n 4 September 1918. | |
| 1 Dec 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Field Bakery: AIF, From 23rd Battalion in France | |
| 21 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6964, 3rd Field Bakery: AIF, Discharged at the 3rd Military District. | |
| 21 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6964, 3rd Field Bakery: AIF, Discharged at the 3rd Military District. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Ferdinand Vanzetta and Louisa Vanzetta nee Scheggia of Hepburn near Daylesford, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 13 July 1919 aboard HT Persic disembarking 29 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1924c John married Margaret Elizabeth Leech in Victoria.