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VINCE, Edmund William Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4037 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1915, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Longley, Tasmania, Australia , 26 August 1895 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Orchardist |
| Died: | Wounds, France, 23 July 1916, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension Plot V, Row C, Grave 19 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4037, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 24 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 4037, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 24 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 4037, 12th Infantry Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne | |
| 11 Jun 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Pioneer Battalion, From 12th Battalion | |
| 22 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4037, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Wound to the thigh | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 4037, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4037 awm_unit: 1st Australian Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-23 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Daniel Edmund Vince and Annie Jane Round formerly Vince nee Elliott of Roseleigh, Tasmania.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal