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VANCE, John
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 172, 641 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 October 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Guildford, Western Australia, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Busselton, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Horse Driver |
| Died: | 20 July 1962, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Roman Catholic Sect. KC-0287 |
| Memorials: | Busselton Cenotaph Victoria Square, Busselton Rotary Park of Remembrance Memorial Walk |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 172, 5th Western Australian Mounted Infantry | |
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| 6 Mar 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 172, 5th Western Australian Mounted Infantry, departed Fremantle per "Devon" and arrived Durban 28th March 1901 | |
| 7 Apr 1902: | Embarked Private, 172, 5th Western Australian Mounted Infantry, Embarked from Durban per " Columbian" and arrived Fremantle on 29 April 1902. Disbanded on 17th May 1902 |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 641, 10th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 17 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 641, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Surada, Fremantle | |
| 17 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 641, 10th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Surada embarkation_ship_number: A52 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Nov 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Joy Dalgleish
John served under Major-general F.W. Kitcheners Column in the Eastern Transvaal, Natal and Orange Free State. For the greater part of 1901, the 5th WAMI were in the Column that long operated in the Lydenberg district and generally over the Eastern Transvaal.