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VANE, Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 896 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 January 1915, Enlisted at Narrandera, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 6th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Nottingham, England, 1869 |
| Home Town: | Narrandera, Narrandera, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia, 12 January 1928, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Zone C, Section 10, Grave 1641. Interred on 13 January 1928. Commemorated in the NSW Garden of Remembrance |
| Memorials: | Narrandera WW1 War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 896, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Narrandera, NSW | |
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| 17 Mar 1915: | Involvement Private, 896, 6th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Mar 1915: | Embarked Private, 896, 6th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney | |
| 12 Sep 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 896, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit dur to Rheumatic Fever |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Served a seven year butcher apprenticeship with W.H. Simpkin of Nottingham, England. Prior to coming to Australia Alexander served in the Royal Horse Artillery for twelve years.
Next of kin given as his sister E.M. Bull of Flood Street, Olkbrook, England.
Commenced return to Australia on 8 May 1916 aboard HT Themistocles disembarking on the 19 June 1916
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Post war he lived in Harris Street, Ultimo, NSW