James DE VALLANCE

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Service Number:	496
Enlisted:	27 November 1914, Enlisted at Oaklands Park, SA
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	11th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Kirkdale, Lancashire, England, 1886
Home Town:	Oaklands, Marion, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Mechanic
Died:	Collinswood, South Australia, 28 December 1983, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

27 Nov 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 496, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Oaklands Park, SA
2 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 496, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
2 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 496, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Medic, Brisbane
29 Aug 1915:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 9th Light Horse Regiment, From 11th Light Horse Regiment
22 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 11th Light Horse Regiment, From 9th Light Horse Regiment
11 Feb 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 496, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 4th Military District. Rank of Lance Corporal was cancelled at his own request on 17 March 1917

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Son of Ellen De Vallance of Goodison Road, Liverpool, England.

Commenced return to Australia on 1 November 1919 aboard HT Nestor disembarking on 12 December 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Adelaide.

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

In March 1967 he was residing in Harrow Road, St. Peters, SA. Abode at the time of death was given as Collinswood, SA