Harry VINICOMBE

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Service Number:	1781
Enlisted:	7 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	45th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Kyneton, Victoria, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	St Kilda, Port Phillip, Victoria
Schooling:	Pylong State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Motor Driver
Died:	Wounds, 4th General Hospital, Camiers, France, 14 September 1916
Cemetery:	Etaples Military Cemetery Plot X, Row D, Grave 14A. Headstone inscription reads: Sadly missed A.R.T.V.
Memorials:

7 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1781, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
29 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 1781, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
29 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 1781, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne
2 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 45th Infantry Battalion , From 29th Battalion
6 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1781, 45th Infantry Battalion , Multiple wounds.

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Son of Albert Orchard Vinicombe and Anne Vinicombe nee McGrath of Chapel Street, St. Kilda, Victoria formerly of Kyneton, Victoria

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal