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VANNER, Herbert Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1791 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Divisional Signal Company |
| Born: | Heywood Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Heywood, Glenelg, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Telegraphist |
| Died: | Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia, 7 January 1952, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Swan Hill Cemetery, Victoria Roman Catholic area, Row 29, Grave B071 |
| Memorials: | Hawthorn Postmaster General's Department Victoria 1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 1791, 1st Light Horse Brigade Signal Troop, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement Sapper, 1791, 1st Light Horse Brigade Signal Troop, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked Sapper, 1791, 1st Light Horse Brigade Signal Troop, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 5 Aug 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, In France | |
| 20 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 1791, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Joseph Vanner and Emma Vanner nee Bond of Heywood, Victoria.
Prior to enlisting he had been a member of several rifle clubs.
Commenced return to Australia on 5 April 1919 aboard HT Wiltshire disembarking on 29 May 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1919c Herbert married Ella Grange Turley in Victoria.