Vincent Henry Reuben WARD

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WARD, Vincent Henry Reuben

Service Numbers:	4950, V5875
Enlisted:	31 December 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Australian Army Service Corps
Born:	WAIPU, NEW ZEALAND, 18 September 1894
Home Town:	Windsor, Stonnington, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Blacksmith
Died:	Seaford, Victoria, Australia, 4 November 1983, aged 89 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne
Memorials:	Hammond Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

31 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4950, 5th Infantry Battalion
7 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 4950, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne
7 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 4950, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
12 Jun 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Light Trench Mortar Batteries, 17th Light Trench Mortar Batteries
15 Sep 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Machine Gun Battalion
20 Oct 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4950, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, 3rd MD

World War 2 Service

9 Sep 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V5875
4 Dec 1941:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V5875, Australian Army Service Corps

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From AWM Summary

4950 Private (Pte) Vincent Henry Rueben Ward, 15th Reinforcements, 5th Battalion, of Windsor, Vic (formally of Waipu, New Zealand). Pte Ward enlisted on 31 December 1915 and embarked aboard HMAT Wiltshire in Melbourne on 7 March 1916. On 20 April 1916 he was transferred to the 58th Battalion. On 17 September 1919 he was transferred to the 5th Machine Gun Battalion. He returned to Australia on 15 May 1919. During the Second World War V5875 Pte Ward re-enlisted on 9 September 1940 for home service. He served with the 6th Auxiliary Horse Transport Company until he was discharged on 4 December 1941.

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