VANZA, Cisero
| Service Numbers: | 1230, 1230A |
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| Enlisted: | 3 August 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 11th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Warwick, Queensland, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Warwick, Southern Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Horse Breaker |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 15 October 1945, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Columbarium 4, Section 10 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1230, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 4 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1230A, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1230A, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Mashobra, Sydney | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 1230, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to heart issues |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Joseph Anthony Vanza and Caroline Wilhelmina Vanza nee Kurre of Warwick, QLD.
Brother of Frederick Camillus Diogenes Vanza who died of wounds on 14 September 1915 while serving with the 9th Battalion on on board HS Nevasa. His name appears on the Lone Pine Memorial, Panel 2; Vincent Vanza who served with the 2nd Light Horse Regiment and was discharged 14 October 1914.
Next of kin given as his sister Mabel Louise Vanza of Palmerin Street, Warwick, QLD.
Commenced return to australia on 2 September 1916 aboard HT Ascanius disembarking on 29 September 1916.
Medals: 19114-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 16 August 1921 Cisero married Louisa Ann Flack in QLD.
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