John William VANCE

VANCE, John William

    Service Number: 3962
    Enlisted: 17 September 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 1st Infantry Battalion
    Born: Biggenden, Queensland, Australia, 1897
    Home Town: Maryborough, Fraser Coast, Queensland
    Schooling: Maryborough Grammar School, Queensland
    Occupation: Carpenter
    Died: Illness (Pneumonia), Dernacourt, France, 11 December 1916
    Cemetery: Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension
    Plot 1V, Row E, Grave 28, Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Dernancourt, Picardie, France
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Maryborough City Hall Honour Roll, Maryborough Queen's Park War Memorial, Maryborough State High School Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    17 Sep 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3962, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
    30 Dec 1915: Involvement Private, 3962, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
    30 Dec 1915: Embarked Private, 3962, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Sydney
    11 Dec 1916: Involvement Private, 3962, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3962 awm_unit: 1 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-12-11

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of Joseph Edward and Mary Ada Vance of Cheapside Street, Maryborough, QLD

    26 August 1915 - Father wrote to the Commander of the Queensland Military forces asking for John to be sent home as he was under 18 years of age and did not have his father's consent to enlist

    3 June 1916 - transferred from the 2nd Battalion to the 1st Battalion

    28 July 1916 - to hospital with Mumps

    Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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