William Leonard VANCE

VANCE, William Leonard

    Service Number: 1793
    Enlisted: 14 December 1915
    Last Rank: Corporal
    Last Unit: Australian Employment Company
    Born: Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, 30 October 1892
    Home Town: Barrine, Tablelands, Queensland
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Farmer
    Died: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 18 June 1960, aged 67 years, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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    World War 1 Service

    14 Dec 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1793, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Cairns, QLD
    14 Dec 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1793
    16 Aug 1916: Involvement Private, 1793, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: ''
    16 Aug 1916: Embarked Private, 1793, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boorara, Brisbane
    4 Oct 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 1793, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left leg. Embarked for England on 22 October 1917 aboard HS Ville de Liege
    25 Jul 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, Australian Employment Company, From 42nd Battalion
    15 Sep 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 1793, Australian Employment Company, Discharged at the 1st Military District as wounded

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of William Pitt Vance and Mary Salome Vance nee Kennedy of Barrine, Cairns, QLD. Brother of Stanley Kendall Vance who returned to Australia on 11 June 1919 having served with the 47th Battalion.

    Commenced return to Australia on 17 March 1919 aboard HT Plassy as wounded disembarking on 30 April  1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane

    Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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