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VANCE, Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7062 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 September 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Chiltern, Victoria, Australia, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Chiltern, Indigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Chiltern State School, Victoria Australia |
| Occupation: | Railway Porter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 25 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Heath Cemetery, Picardie Plot V, Row G, Grave 15. Headstone inscription reads: Deeply loved, Deeply mourned |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Chiltern War Memorial Gates, Shire of Chiltern Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7062, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 23 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 7062, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 7062, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 7 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7062, 8th Infantry Battalion, Shell wound to the left thigh. Embarked for England on 11 October 1917 aboard HS St. Andrew |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Alexander Vance and Isabella Vance nee Brown of Chiltern, Victoria.
Next of kin later changed to his brother Alexander Vance of the Railway Station, Ballarat East, Victoria.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory MEdal