JOCUMSEN, Vivian Robert
| Service Number: | 2719 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 July 1915, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Maryborough, Qld., 13 April 1894 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Brisbane, Qld., 4 May 1948, aged 54 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld ANZ-7-81-55 |
| Memorials: | Cooyar War Memorial, Woody Point Honour Roll, Yarraman War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2719, 25th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 21 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2719, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2719, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Vivian's parents were Carl Christian Jocumsen and Hansine Sorensen, Reef Point Villa at Scarborough. Vivian enlisted in July 1915 and on his arrival in Egypt was attached to the 2nd Anzac Cyclists Battalion. Vivian married Annie Elizabeth McGrath in 1922.
Lance-corporal Vivian R. Jocumsen, who has been three years on active service, and is now in hospital in France, suffering from the effects of gas, writes to his mother, Mrs. C. Jocumsen, Reef Point Villa, Scarborough, describing what it feels like to be "gassed." He says : "I am getting on A again after my dose of gas, and expect to be sent to a convalescent camp in a few days' time; but I expect it will be some time before I get back to my battalion, as my shoulders and back are still tender. You don't feel anything for nine or ten hours after the attack, and then great, big water blisters start out all over your body, and in many cases you get affected in the eyes. I was blind for over 24 hours, but am pleased to say I got my sight back again, but I can still feel the effect of the gas in my eyes."