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William Allan VINE

Regimental number30502
Place of birthSt Kilda, Victoria
SchoolMelbourne Church of England Grammar School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
Address11 Redan Street, St Kilda, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, W P Vine, 11 Redan Street, St Kilda, Victoria
Previous military service50th Infantry; Served in the Commonwealth Military Forces.
Enlistment date17 July 1916
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 12, Reinforcement 8
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/39/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 23 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Field Artillery Brigade
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularA good athelete at school.
FateDied of wounds 11 October 1917
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Spelt William Alan Vine on NR
Place of death or woundingZonnebeke, Belgium
Age at death20
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialAbbeville Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row D, Grave No. I), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
18
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Porter and Katherine Margaret Mackay VINE, 11 Redan Street, St. Kilda, Victoria
Family/military connectionsBrother of Lieut J M Vine 3 A.B. A.F.A. M.I.D.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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