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MCCANCE, John Elmer
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 78, 534, 458 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Broadmeadows, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Chewton, Victoria, Australia, 28 November 1878 |
| Home Town: | Chewton, Mount Alexander, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Chewton State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Egypt, 9 August 1915, aged 36 years |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt Row J, Grave No. 131, Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 28 Oct 1899: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 78, 1st Victorian Mounted Rifles | |
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| 12 Feb 1902: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 534, 2nd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 458, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Broadmeadows, Vic. | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 458, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 24 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 458, 4th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 30 Jul 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 458, 4th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, SW to back (causing paraplegia) sustained at Ryrie's Post. Evacuated to Egypt however died of wounds 9 August 1915. |
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John Elmer McCance is also remembered on the Chewton School Honour Roll and the Chewton Rechabite Honour Rolls.
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