BRADY, Vincent John Joseph
| Service Number: | 6614 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 May 1915, Liverpool New South Wales, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Bathurst, New South Wales, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | English master |
| Died: | Manly, New South Wales, 1 December 1959, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Manly General Cemetery, NSW Manly Cemetery plot G.007 |
| Memorials: | Orange Golf Club Great War Honour Board, Parramatta NSW Public School Teachers Who Served Abroard Honour Roll, Yeoval NSW Solicitors in WWI Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 5 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Liverpool New South Wales, Australia | |
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| 10 Nov 1915: |
Embarked
AIF WW1, Corporal, 6614, 8th Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' |
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| 28 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 6614, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal |
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Lieutenant Brady 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Australian Imperial Force 18 - 20 October 1918
Citation:
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Vincent J. Brady, Lieutenant, Australian Imperial Force, for extraordinary heroism in action east of Busigny, France, October 18 to 20, 1918. Lieutenant Brady, in command of a forward section of artillery, pushed his guns in advance in close support of the Infantry. In crossing the La Selle River the fire of his guns silenced numerous machine-gun positions and aided the Infantry to advance. This action took place when fighting alongside the American 27th Division.
General Orders No. 60, W.D., 1920
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