William VALLENCE MM

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VALLENCE, William

Service Number:	541
Enlisted:	15 September 1914, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	4th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia, 1881
Home Town:	Bacchus Marsh, Moorabool, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Butter Maker
Died:	Cancer, Repatriation General Hospital, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, 21 February 1932
Cemetery:	Maddingley General Cemetery, Victoria Catholic area, Grave G29
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World War 1 Service

15 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 541, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria
19 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 541, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 541, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne
11 Aug 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 541, 4th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Wound to the right temple at Gaba Tepe. Transferred to England on 7 October 1015 aboard HS Hunslet
23 Feb 1918:	Honoured Military Medal, London Gazette on 23 February 1918, page 2435, position 26. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 25 July 1918, page 1588, position 81
27 Feb 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 541, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Second occasion. Gassed
5 Mar 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 541, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to gassing

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of James Vallence and Margaret Vallence nee McGrath of Bacchus Marsh, Victoria. Brother of Packington Joseph Vallence who served in the Boer War, WW1 and WW2.

Commenced return to Australia on 20 November 1918 aboard HT Suevic disembarking on 5 Janaury 1919.

Medals: Military Medal, 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Commenced return to Australia from Special Service Unit on 22 Jauary 1920 aboard HT Friedichsruh disembarking on 12 March 1920 at Sydney for discharge.

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