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VINCENT, William Haywood
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 772, 772A |
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| Enlisted: | 7 April 1917, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 1899 |
| Home Town: | Preston, Darebin, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 27 October 1971, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Preston General Cemetery, Bundoora, Victoria Row E, Grave 3835 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Apr 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 772, 2nd Machine Gun Company, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 30 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 772, 2nd Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Oct 1917: | Embarked Private, 772, 2nd Machine Gun Company, HMAT Aeneas, Melbourne | |
| 31 Dec 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 22nd Infantry Battalion, From 2nd Machine Gun Battalion. Letter A added to the service number now 772A | |
| 5 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 772A, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Haywood Vincent and Bessie Haywood nee Cole of Pender Street, Preston, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 7 July 1919 aboard HT CHemnitz disembarking on 5 September 1919
During 1922c William married Dorothy Agnes Meades in Victoria