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VANE, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3463 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 July 1915, Enlisted at Warwick Farm, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Haberfield, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fitter |
| Died: | Randwick, New South Wales, Australia, 11 March 1936, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW Wall AZ. Commemorated with a plaque in the NSW Garden of Remembrance. |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3463, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Warwick Farm, NSW | |
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| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3463, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3463, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 11 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 55th Infantry Battalion, From 3rd Battalion | |
| 11 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, From 55th Battalion | |
| 5 Sep 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3463, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Vane and Susan Vane of 'Brichmore', O'Connor Street, Haberfield, NSW. Brother of William Vane MM who returned to Australia on 29 December 1918 having served with the 19th Battalion.
Commenced return to Australia on 11 January 1918 aboard HT Port Darwin disembarking on 4 March 1918
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Husband of Weeta Everton Vane nee Bower. Address at the time of death was Dower Street, Chatswood, NSW. James and Weeta married during 1920c in Armidale, NSW