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VINCE, Wilfred Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2896 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 October 1916, Enlisted at Western Junction, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ranelagh, Tasmania, Australia, 13 April 1890 |
| Home Town: | Ranelagh, Huon Valley, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 26 May 1970, aged 80 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Tasmania Derwent Gardens, Garden Bed 29, Site 420. Service held on 28 May 1970 Commemorated with a plaque in the Hobart Garden of Remembrance |
| Memorials: | Judbury Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2896, 40th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Western Junction, Tasmania | |
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| 6 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 2896, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 2896, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne | |
| 21 Feb 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2896, 40th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the left leg and shoulder. Invalided to England on 6 March 1918 aboard HS Newhaven. | |
| 30 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2896, 40th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the face. Invalided to England on 1 September 1918 | |
| 26 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2896, 40th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 6th Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Foster Vince and Ada Louisa Vince nee McGuire of 'Judbury', Ranelagh, Tasmania.
Commenced return to Australia on 2 March 1919 aboard HT Derbyshire disembarking on 15 April 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Husband of Rose Gertrude Vince of Cross Street, New Town, Tasmania