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VINCENT, Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2063, 2063A |
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| Enlisted: | 4 December 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales Australia , 1888 |
| Home Town: | Leichhardt, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Horse Driver |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Dec 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2063, Machine Gun Companies and Battalions, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 26 Nov 1917: | Involvement Private, 2063, Machine Gun Companies and Battalions, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Indarra embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 26 Nov 1917: | Embarked Private, 2063, Machine Gun Companies and Battalions, SS Indarra, Melbourne | |
| 5 Feb 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 13th Infantry Battalion, At Codford, England. Letter A added to the service nuber now 2063A | |
| 6 Jul 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, In France | |
| 12 Mar 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2063A, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Vincent and Margaret Vincent of Ferry Street, sydney, NSW
Next of kin given as his aunt Pauline Ganson of Elswick Street, Leichhardt, NSW,
On 11 October 1919 Herbert married Alice Harden in the Registry Office, Chorlton, England. Registrar C.H. Hamsbottom officiated
Commenced return to Australia on 20 December 1919 aboard HT Runic disembarking on 6 February 1920 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney accompanied by his wife and child.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal