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VERCOE, William Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 925 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 December 1915, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Warialda, New South Wales, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Mungindi, Balonne Shire, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Bed Range Public School, New South Wales and Killarney State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds - shell wound to the thign, France, 2 September 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Mont Huon Military Cemetery, le Treport, France Plot V11, Row E, Grave 8B. Rev. E.M. Jeffreys officiated |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Queensland Railways Toowoomba Employees Roll of Honour, Thallon War Memorial, Toowoomba War Memorial (Mothers' Memorial) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 925, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD | |
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| 6 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 925, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 925, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 22 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 925, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Shell wound to the thigh |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Charles Vercoe and Lydia Vercoe of Warialda, NSW.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal