Henry Joseph VINCENT

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Service Number:	2037
Enlisted:	28 January 1915, Enlisted at Geraldton, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	11th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Geraldton, Western Australia, 1890
Home Town:	Geraldton, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Due to war service, Busselton, Western Australia, 4 March 1942
Cemetery:	Busselton Cemetery, Western Australia
Memorials:

28 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2037, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Geraldton, WA
29 Apr 1915:	Embarked Private, 2037, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Fremantle
29 Apr 1915:	Involvement Private, 2037, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
21 Jul 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2037, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
5 May 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2037, 11th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the right thigh. Embarked HS Pieter de Conick on 11 May 1917
9 Sep 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Anzac Provost Corps , From 11th Battalion, at Tidworth, England
17 Sep 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 11th Infantry Battalion, From ANZAC Provost Corps
21 Feb 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2037, 11th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District

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Son of John Beckley Vincent and Mary Esther Vincent nee Carson of Geraldton, WA.

On 3 July 1918 Henry married Mary Kathleen Ball in the Church of Sacred Heart, Tisbury, England. Catholic Priest Francis Burdett officiated.

Commenced return to Australia on 7 November 1919 aboard HT Marathon disembarking on 19 December 1919.

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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