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VALLANCE, Ernest Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5904 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 May 1916, Enlisted at Royal Park, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dorking, Surrey, England, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Public School, Dorking, England |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5904, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Royal Park, Victoria | |
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| 2 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 5904, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 5904, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 21. Peter Vallance and Harriett Vallance of Dorking, Surrey, England.
Husband of Mary Catherine Vallance nee Connell of Gatehouse Street, Parkville, Victoria. Ernest and Mary married during 1916c in Victoria
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal