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FORAN, Vincent Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2413 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 April 1916, Bathurst, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Oberon, New South Wales, Australia, 16 November 1887 |
| Home Town: | Bathurst, Bathurst Regional, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | South Bathurst Public School, Patrician Brothers School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Brickmaker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 1 September 1918, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension IV C 11, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bathurst War Memorial Carillon |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2413, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Bathurst, NSW | |
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| 14 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2413, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2413, 53rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Mashobra, Sydney | |
| 1 Sep 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 2413, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2413 awm_unit: 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-09-01 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Michael Vincent and Priscilla Bridget FORAN, 35 Russell Street, Bathurst
Word was received in Bathurst recently of the death in France of Lance-Corporal Vincent Charles Foran, of the 53rd Battalion, the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. V. Foran, of Russell-street, Bathurst. The deceased, who was nearly 35 years of age, enlisted in Bathurst with the "Dinkums'' in April, 1916, and had been twice wounded. Deceased was educated at the Patrician Brothers' School.
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