Harold Vincent KINCADE

KINCADE, Harold Vincent

Service Number: 4531
Enlisted: 1 November 1915, Ross, Tasmania
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 52nd Infantry Battalion
Born: Longford, Ireland, September 1896
Home Town: Branxholm, Dorset, Tasmania
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: In trenches, Mouquet Farm, France, 4 September 1916
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Scottsdale Portland Municipality Including Portion of Lilydale Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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World War 1 Service

1 Nov 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4531, 12th Infantry Battalion, Ross, Tasmania
8 Feb 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4531, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
8 Feb 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4531, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Melbourne
4 Sep 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4531, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4531 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-04

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"Reported Missing.

Our Branxholm correspondent writes Mr J. A. Kincade, of Branxholm, has received word from the Minister of Defence by cable that his son, Harold Kincade, has been missing since Sep. 8. Pte Kincade enlisted at Lottah, and is the fourth son of J. A. Kincade, late of Mathinna." - from the Scottsdale North-Eastern Advertiser 13 Oct 1916 (nla.gov.au)

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