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VANE, Allen Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2023, 2023A |
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| Enlisted: | 15 June 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Woodstock, New South Wales, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Woodstock, Cowra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bookkeeper |
| Died: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 11 November 1961, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, NSW Roman Catholic area FM, Row 29E, Grave 1439. Interred on 14 November 1961. |
| Memorials: | Cowra & District Great War Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2023, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 9 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2023, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2023, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 26 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2023A, 18th Infantry Battalion, Shell wound to the left leg. | |
| 29 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 18th Infantry Battalion, At Gallipoli. From the 19th Battalion. Letter A added to his service number now 2023A | |
| 23 Mar 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2023A, 18th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit as a result of wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Donald Vane and Emily E. Vane of Woodstock, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 16 October 1916 aboard HT Karoola disembarking on 2 December 1916 at Melbourne then onward travel by train to Sydney.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1921c Allen married Angelina Costa in Paddington, NSW.