William James VANCE

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Service Number:	2442
Enlisted:	9 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	22nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1897
Home Town:	Northcote, Darebin, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Railway Porter
Died:	Tasmania, Australia, 16 July 1965, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Carr Villa Memorial Park, Tasmania Monumental area, Section C13, Grave 8. Interred on 19 July 1965. Commemorated with a plaque in the Hobart Garden of Remembrance
Memorials:

9 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2442, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
29 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 2442, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
29 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2442, 22nd Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Melbourne
27 Jul 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2442, 22nd Infantry Battalion
2 Aug 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2442, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to tuberculosis

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Son of John Vance and Mary Vance nee Law of Charles Street, Northcote South, Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia on 4 May 1917 aboard HT Themistocles disembarking on 2 July 1917

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

Willian married Harriet Annie Schaeche during 1922c in Victoria

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