William VANE MM

VANE, William

    Service Number: 85
    Enlisted: 23 March 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
    Last Rank: Lance Sergeant
    Last Unit: 19th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1893
    Home Town: Haberfield, City of Sydney, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Accountant
    Died: Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia, 29 October 1921, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Waverley Cemetery, Bronte, New South Wales
    Interred on 31 October 1921
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    World War 1 Service

    23 Mar 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 85, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
    25 Jun 1915: Involvement Private, 85, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
    25 Jun 1915: Embarked Private, 85, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
    29 Sep 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Field Ambulance, From 19th Battalion
    18 Feb 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 19th Infantry Battalion, From 5th Field Ambulance
    23 Jul 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 85, 19th Infantry Battalion, Gassed. Transferred to England on 10 August 1918
    13 Mar 1919: Honoured Military Medal, Private Vane has shown great devotion to duty and his work has been of much value to the R.M.O. at Pozieres during the periods from 25th July to 5th August 1916 and 21st to 27th August 1916, the dressing stations were in exposed positions with inadequate cover. His work has been to the entire satisfaction of Captain Pern R.M.O. and he has shown a complete disregard of shell fire. London Gazette on 13 March 1919, page 3452, position 21 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 17 June 1919, page 1013, position 152
    2 Aug 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 85, 19th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of Thomas Vane and Susan Vane of 'Brichmore', O'Connor Street, Haberfield, NSW. Brother of James Vane who returned to Australia on 8 November 1918 having served with the 13 Field Artillery Brigade.

    Commenced return to Australia on 8 November 1918 aboard HT Gaika disembarking on 29 December 1918 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney

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

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