Regimental number | 673 |
Place of birth | Dean, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Fireman |
Address | Traralgon, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 6' 0" |
Weight | 172 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Alexander Vallance, Freshwater Creek via Geelong, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Corporal |
Unit name | Railway Unit, Section 2 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 15/9/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Railway Operating Company |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 19 February 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 25 April 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 29 May 1917. Admitted to 133rd Field Ambulance, 16 September 1917 (dysentery); discharged to duty, 19 September 1917; rejoined unit, 20 September 1917. Detached to 14th Light Railway Operating Company, 20 September 1917. Admitted to 63rd Casualty Clearing Station, 16 January 1918, and transferred to Divisional Rest Station (diarrhoea); discharged to duty, 22 January 1918; rejoined unit, 24 January 1918. On leave to Paris, 30 June 1918; rejoined unit, 11 July 1918. To England on leave, 21 August 1918; rejoined unit, 6 September 1918. Detached to 113th Railway Company, 5 November 1918; rejoined unit, 7 November 1918. Found guilty, 1 April 1919, of being absent without leave, 1000-2399, 31 March 1919: reprimanded and forfeited 1 day's pay. Admitted to 58th Casualty Clearing Station, 3 April 1919 (sore throat, blood test); transferred to 56th General Hospital, 5 April 1919; discharged to Base Depot, 26 April 1919; on leave, 6 May 1919 to report to AIF Headquarters, London, 20 May 1919. commenced return to Australia on board'Friedrichsruh', 7 August 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 1 September 1919; discharged, 19 December 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Fawkner Cemetery |