Albert (Bert) RANCE

RANCE, Albert

Service Number: 6807
Enlisted: 29 June 1916
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 11th Infantry Battalion
Born: Perth, Western Australia, January 1893
Home Town: Highgate, Vincent, Western Australia
Schooling: Highgate Hill Public School, Perth, Western Australia
Occupation: Plumber
Died: Killed in Action, Merris, France, 3 June 1918
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mount Lawley - Inglewood War Memorial , Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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World War 1 Service

29 Jun 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 11th Infantry Battalion
9 Nov 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6807, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
9 Nov 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6807, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Fremantle

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"RANCE.- Killed in action on June 3, 1918. Private Albert (Bert), dearly-beloved brother of Lily and H. H. Mundy, Welshpool.

To be with God which is far better." - from the West Australian 24 Jun 1918 (nla.gov.au)