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VINCENT, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1539A |
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| Enlisted: | 29 December 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Willoughby, Sydney, New South Wales, 20 October 1895 |
| Home Town: | North Sydney, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Storeman |
| Died: | Heart Disease , Port Macquarie, New South Wales, 25 October 1950, aged 55 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1 | |
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| 11 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1539A, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1539A, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Sydney | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 13th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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James Vincent (1895-1950), soldier and farmer, was born on 20 October 1895 at Willoughby, Sydney, son of Thomas Vincent, labourer, and his wife Virginia, née Brooks...
...Promoted corporal in March 1916, he joined the 45th Battalion which reached France in June. On the Western Front Vincent repeatedly proved his skill and daring. He was twice mentioned in dispatches and, despite differences with his officers, was promoted company sergeant major in February 1917....
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