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FLORANCE, Victor Aikenan (Aikman)
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2182, NGX508 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 January 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | New Guinea Volunteer Rifles |
| Born: | Picton, NSW, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Gordon, Clarence Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Solicitor |
| Died: | Died at sea (Montevideo Maru), South China Sea, 1 July 1942 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Rabaul Memorial, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Cootamundra RSL Honour Rolls, Cootamundra War Memorial, Dunedoo District Honour Roll , Rabaul Memorial, Rabaul Montevideo Maru Memorial, Yeoval NSW Solicitors in WWI Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 2182, 7th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
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| 11 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 2182, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Orsova, Sydney |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, NGX508, New Guinea Volunteer Rifles | |
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| 21 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, NGX508 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Egbert and Lila Florance; husband of Jean Florance, of Gordon, New South Wales.