VASS, David
| Service Number: | 2469 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 55th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | North Queensferry, Scotland United Kingdom, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 2 November 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Boulogne Eastern Cemetery Grave VIII. D. 162., Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Boulogne, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 2469, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
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| 14 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 2469, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Sydney | |
| 2 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2469, 55th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2469 awm_unit: 55th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-11-02 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
David Vass was born in North Queensferry about 1895
In the 1901 Scottish Census, he was registered as living in Burntisland at 3 Binnend. He emigrated to Australia and enlisted with the AIF on 8th April 1915. David seems to have suffered some ill health as he was several times admitted to hospital with cardiac disease. His record shows that after leaving Australia he was first based in Egypt until June 1916. After one of his spells in hospital he was transferred to the 55th AIF Infantry Battalion and sailed for Marseilles embarking on 29/06/1916.
His casualty record shows that he was wounded in action in France on 27/10/1916 with GSW to the face, arm and thigh. He was admitted to the 13th Military Hospital in Boulogne and his record states that he was dangerously ill from 31/10/1916. He died from tetanus on 3/11/1916 and is buried in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery. His grave marker states his date of death as 2/11/1916.
He is remembered on the war memorial in St Peter's Church, Church Street, Inverkeithing
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