Edward VINCENT

VINCENT, Edward

    Service Number: 342
    Enlisted: 16 February 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 19th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Sydney, New South Wales Australia , 1 December 1888
    Home Town: North Sydney, North Sydney, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: Killed in Action, France, 5 June 1918, aged 29 years
    Cemetery: Dive Copse British Cemetery, Sailly-le-Sec
    Plot 111, Row E, Grave 1
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    16 Feb 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 342, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
    25 Jun 1915: Involvement Private, 342, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
    25 Jun 1915: Embarked Private, 342, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
    19 Aug 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 342, 19th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
    10 Oct 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 342, 19th Infantry Battalion, Bomb wound to the leg. Transfer to the hospital in Malta on 15 October 1915
    5 Jun 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 342, 19th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Morlancourt

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    Son of Thomas Vincent and Virginia Vincent of 'Kensington', Chandos Street, Sydney, NSW.

    Husband of Hepzibah Vincent nee Bonsall of Derby & Derbyshire  Convalescent House, Matlock, Derbyshire, England. Edward and Hepzibah married on 6 December 1916 in Matlock, Derbyshire. Rev. J.H. Hyde officiated.

    Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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