John VANZETTA

VANZETTA, John

Service Number: 6964
Enlisted: 21 June 1917, Enlisted at Daylesford, Victoria
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 3rd Field Bakery: AIF
Born: Daylesford, Victoria, Australia, 13 June 1898
Home Town: Daylesford, Hepburn, Victoria
Schooling: Hepburn State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Baker
Died: Hepburn, Victoria, Australia, 13 September 1942, aged 44 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
Memorials: Daylesford Hepburn State School Honour Roll, Daylesford Hepburn State School Pictorial Honour Roll
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World War 1 Service

21 Jun 1917: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6964, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Daylesford, Victoria
21 Nov 1917: Involvement Private, 6964, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
21 Nov 1917: Embarked Private, 6964, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne
1 Sep 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6964, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Wound to the hand. Invalided to England 0n 4 September 1918.
1 Dec 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Field Bakery: AIF, From 23rd Battalion in France
21 May 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6964, 3rd Field Bakery: AIF, Discharged at the 3rd Military District.
21 May 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6964, 3rd Field Bakery: AIF, Discharged at the 3rd Military District.

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Ferdinand Vanzetta and Louisa Vanzetta nee Scheggia of Hepburn near Daylesford, Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia on 13 July 1919 aboard HT Persic disembarking 29 August 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1924c John married Margaret Elizabeth Leech in Victoria.