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VANCE, Archibald John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1464 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 August 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 36th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Botany, New South Wales, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Waterloo, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Cleveland Street High School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 10 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium. Panel 25 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1464, Light Trench Mortar Batteries, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 1464, Light Trench Mortar Batteries, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 1464, Light Trench Mortar Batteries, HMAT Ascanius, Sydney | |
| 6 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 36th Infantry Battalion, From Light Trench Mortar Batteries | |
| 10 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 1464, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1464 awm_unit: 36th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-06-10 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of David Vance and Catherine Vance of 'Alloa', Botany Road, Waterloo, NSW. Brother of Jamed Vance who returned to Australia on 4 May 1917 having served with the 51st Battalion.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal