William Stewart VANCE

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Service Number:	2891
Enlisted:	20 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	14th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Glasgow, Scotland, 1885
Home Town:	Surry Hills, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Strathfield, New South Wales, Australia, 1970, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

20 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2891, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
27 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 2891, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
27 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2891, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
16 Nov 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2891, 14th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit

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Husband of Minnie Mabel Vance nee Higgins of Riley Street, Surry Hills, NSW. William and Minnie married during 1912c in Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia on 10 June 1916 aboard HT Itonus disembarking on 18 July 1916.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal