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VINCENT, Thomas Henry
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 1 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | 4th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Egremont, England, 21 January 1880 |
| Home Town: | Zeehan, West Coast, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mining Engineer |
| Died: | New Town, Tasmania, Australia, 9 January 1936, aged 55 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Tasmania Church of England, Monumnetal, Grave 3 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Major, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company) | |
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| 22 May 1916: | Involvement Major, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 22 May 1916: | Embarked Major, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Sydney | |
| 22 May 1916: | Involvement Major, No 4th Tunnelling Company - Headquarters No 1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 22 May 1916: | Embarked Major, No 4th Tunnelling Company - Headquarters No 1, HMAT Warilda, Sydney | |
| 25 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Major, 4th Pioneer Battalion | |
| 16 Jul 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Major, 4th Pioneer Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Vincent and Annie Jane Vincent nee Clague of Egremont, England.
Husband of Violet Mitchell Vincent nee Anderson of Argent Mine, Zeehan, Tasmania. Thomas and Violet married on 7 July 1908 in St. Lukes Church, Zeehan, Tasmania
Commenced return to Australia on 12 May 17 aboard HT Wiltshire disembarking on 30 June 1917 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal