MOESSINGER, Vance Aubrey
| Service Number: | Q123629 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 May 1933 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers |
| Born: | Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia, 16 August 1901 |
| Home Town: | Albion, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Nightwatchman / Boiler Attendant |
| Died: | Illness, Greenslopes Military Hospital, Queensland, Australia, 18 April 1943, aged 41 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld ANZ 7 Plot 75 Grave 15 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 22 May 1933: | Enlisted | |
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| 22 May 1937: | Discharged | |
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Craftsman, Q123629 | |
| 6 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q123629 | |
| 18 Apr 1943: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q123629, Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, 3 Armoured Troops Workshop |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Vance Aubrey MOESSINGER was born in Kingaroy, Queensland on 16th August, 1901
His parents were Godfrey Louis MOESSINGER & Louise Henrietta FRICKE
He married Edna Blanche ROBINS in Queensland on 9th April, 1925
He had enlisted in the Army prior to WW2 on 22nd May, 1933 and was discharged on 22nd May, 1937 - he served for 4 years with the Field Artillery (Service No. 401057) before enlisting to serve during WW2 on 6th January, 1942 with the Australian Corps of Electrical & Mechanical Engineers
Vance died of Illness in the Greenslopes Military Hospital in Brisbane, Queensland on 18th April, 1943
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