James Edward VANCE

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Service Number:	6151
Enlisted:	5 August 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	17th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Tottenham, England, 1893
Home Town:	Pyrmont, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk
Memorials:

5 Aug 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6151, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
25 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 6151, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
25 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 6151, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Sydney
1 Apr 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6151, 17th Infantry Battalion, Discharged as an illegal absentee

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Son of James Vance of Harris Street, Pyrmont, NSW

Went AWOL on the 26 January 1917 in England and was declared an illegal absentee.

Not eligible for medals