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VERCOE, William Walter
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 392 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 June 1915, Enlisted at South Head, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 36th Heavy Artillery Group |
| Born: | Inverell, New South Wales, Australia, 1875 |
| Home Town: | Paddington, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bootmaker |
| Died: | Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, 21 August 1939, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 392, Siege Artillery Brigade, Enlisted at South Head, NSW | |
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| 17 Jul 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 392, Siege Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jul 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 392, Siege Artillery Brigade, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne | |
| 3 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 392, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles John Bowen Vercoe and Anne Eliza Vercoe of Inverell, NSW.
Husband of Clara Margaret Vercoe of Sutherland Street, Paddington, NSW. Father of Frederick Vincent Vercoe who return to Australia during April 1917 when he was found to be under age.
Commenced return to Australia on 19 April 1919 aboard HT Sardinia disembarking on 12 June 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal