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VERCOE, John Edwards
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1120 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Eastern Hill, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Newark, New Jersey, United States of America, 1880 |
| Home Town: | Fitzroy, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fishmonger |
| Died: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 February 1948, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremation service held on 5 June 1948 with the ashes being scattered in the cemetery. Commemorated in the Victoria Garden of Remembrance |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 1120, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Eastern Hill, Victoria | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Driver, 1120, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Driver, 1120, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 15 Aug 1915: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 1120, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to knee displacement and over age |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Estelle Beatrice Louise Vercoe nee Green, corner Webb and Young Streets, Fitzroy, Victoria. John and Estelle married during 1906 in Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia 21 December 1917 aboard HT Persic disembarking on 12 February 1918
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal