C++ Template/Generics error - c++

Question

I have a simple function setup to check if a value is in a std::vector, and I would like to use a 'Template' to beable to use the function with all classes.
Some definitions
std::vector<ItemID_t> *spareItems;
ItemID_t newItem;//note this is an enumeration value
The function works perfectly if I call with
bool b = !vectorContains(*spareItems,newItem);
and the function looks like
bool vectorContains(std::vector<ItemID_t> &vector,const ItemID_t& value){
return std::find(vector.begin(), vector.end(), value)!=vector.end();
}
but if I try to implement generics with the call
bool b = !vectorContains<ItemID_t>(*spareItems,newItem);
and the function definition
template <class T>
bool vectorContains(std::vector<T> &vector,const T& value){
return std::find(vector.begin(), vector.end(), value)!=vector.end();
}
It fails in the second example and gives me this linker error
error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "bool __cdecl turtle::vectorContains<enum turtle::ItemID_t>(class std::vector<enum turtle::ItemID_t,class std::allocator<enum turtle::ItemID_t> > &,enum turtle::ItemID_t const &)" (??$vectorContains#W4ItemID_t#turtle###turtle##YA_NAAV?$vector#W4ItemID_t#turtle##V?$allocator#W4ItemID_t#turtle###std###std##ABW4ItemID_t#0##Z) referenced in function "public: void __thiscall turtle::Barracks::swapItems(int,enum turtle::ItemID_t)" (?swapItems#Barracks#turtle##QAEXHW4ItemID_t#2##Z)
Thank you