John (Paddy) VANSTON MM

John (Paddy) VANSTON MM Update Details

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Service Numbers:	403, 86333
Enlisted:	5 February 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, nSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Special Services AIF
Born:	Dublin, Ireland, 18 January 1894
Home Town:	Armidale, Armidale Dumaresq, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, New South Wales, 1969, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Woronora General Cemetery, New South Wales Lawn 4, Grave 0569. Commemorated on the NSW Garden of Remembrance
Memorials:	Armidale Memorial Fountain

5 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 403, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, nSW
12 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 403, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney
12 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 403, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: 'Alternate surname: Vanston'
21 Aug 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 403, 17th Infantry Battalion
1 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Camel Corps, From 17th Battalion
3 Nov 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, From Camel Corps
2 Nov 1917:	Honoured Military Medal, London Gazette on 2 November 1917, page 11346, position 54. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 14 February 1918, page 286, position 20
10 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 403, 1st Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, Discharged at the 2nd Military District
9 Sep 1919:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 86333, Special Services AIF, Enlisted in NSW
18 Sep 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 86333, Special Services AIF, Embarked HT Frankfurt at Sydney, NSW
21 Feb 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 86333, Special Services AIF, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Son of Francis (Frank) Vanston and mary Ellen Vanston of Brown Street, Armidale, NSW.

Commenced return to Australia (first time) on 29 April 1919 aboard HT Dorset disembarking on 11 June 1919

Returned to Australia (second time) on 7 February 1920 aboard HT Konigin Luise

Medals: Military Medal, 1914-1915 Star, BritishWae Medal, Victory Medal

During 1923c John married Islet F. Bardon in Kempsey, NSW