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VINCENT, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6561 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 January 1916, Enlisted at Orange, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, 1872 |
| Home Town: | Stuart Town, Wellington, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6561, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Orange, NSW | |
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| 30 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 6561, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 6561, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 14 Aug 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6561, 4th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to age |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as a friend George H. Chappel, Theosophical Society, Hunter Street, Sydney, NSW.
Prior to coming to Australia John had served with the 90th Battalion Militia, Manitoba Canada, Royal School of Canadiam Mounted Infantry and Duke of Connaught Hussars, Montreal.
Commenced return to Australia on 4 May 1917 aboard HT Runic for discharge disembarking on 5 July 1917 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medal: British War Medal
In October 1927 John was residing in Roma Street, Brisbane, QLD