Stanley Kendall VANCE

VANCE, Stanley Kendall

Service Number: 1756
Enlisted: 21 July 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 4th Mobile Veterinary Section
Born: Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 31 October 1895
Home Town: Barrine, Tablelands, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Selector
Died: Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia, 25 July 1954, aged 58 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Tennant Creek Cemetery, Northern Territory, Australia
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World War 1 Service

21 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1756, 31st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
3 Jan 1916: Involvement Private, 1756, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
3 Jan 1916: Embarked Private, 1756, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane
9 Mar 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 47th Infantry Battalion
29 May 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Division Headquarters, From 47th Battalion
20 Jan 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , From 4th Division Headquarters
7 Jun 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Veterinary Hospital, From 11th Field Artillery Brigade
26 Aug 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Mobile Veterinary Section, From Mobile Veterinary Details
4 Aug 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1756, 4th Mobile Veterinary Section, Discharged at 1st Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of William Pitt Vance and Mary Salome Vance nee Kennedy of Barrine, Cairns, QLD. Brother of William Leonard Vance who returned to Australia on 8 May 1919 having served with the 42nd Battalion.

Commenced return to Australia on 1 May 1919 aboard HT China disembarking on 11 June 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

On 24 May 1924 Stanley married Emma Bethea Forsyth-Louden in QLD