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VINGOE, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7070 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 October 1916, Enlisted at Armidale, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St Just, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England, 1876 |
| Home Town: | Narrabri, Narrabri, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Due to war service, Randwick Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1 July 1935 |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemetery & Crematorium Anglican 14, Zone D, Grave 1425. Interred on 4 July 1935 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7070, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Armidale, NSW | |
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| 11 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 7070, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 7070, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney | |
| 17 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Veterinary Hospital, In France | |
| 4 May 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7070, 4th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to chronic bronchitis |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Vingoe and Elizabeth Jane Vingoe of St. Just, Cornwall, England.
Previously served for nine years in Matabele, Buchanaland and the Boer War, Natal Rebellion.
Husband of Adeline Vingoe nee Trembath of St Just, Cornwall, England. John and Adelaide married during 1893. Adeline arrived in Australia post war.
Commenced return to Australia on 30 Jauary 1918 aboard HT Euripdies disembarking on 21 March 1918 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal