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VANE, William Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3931 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 September 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Auckland, New Zealand, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Bundaberg, Bundaberg, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 25 September 1960, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Bundaberg General Cemetery, Queensland General area. |
| Memorials: | Mackay Old Town Hall Honour Roll, Marian Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3931, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 31 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 3931, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 3931, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Brisbane | |
| 14 Nov 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3931, 25th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the hip and back. Embarked for England from Rouen on 6 December 1916 aboard HS St. George | |
| 16 Jan 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3931, 25th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Tom Vane and Julia Laura Vane nee Reatey of Auckland, NZ.
Next of kin given as his sister Frances Martha Vane of Marian, Mackay, QLD.
Commenced return to Australia on 18 Ocotber 1917 aboard HT Beltana as wounded disembarking on 10 December 1917 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Husband of Riberg Annie Otoria Vane nee Svensson. William and Riberg were married in QLD on 4 June 1925.