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VINCENT, John Charlston
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1769 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 March 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mitcham, South Australia , 10 August 1892 |
| Home Town: | Mitcham, Mitcham, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Kingswood, South Australia, 1 January 1972, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
North Road Cemetery, Nailsworth, South Australia Commemorated in the SA Garden of Remembrance |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1769, 50th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 11 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1769, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1769, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1769, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
| 17 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1769, 50th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Henry vincent and Pearl Priscilla Vincent nee Old of Hillview Road, North Mitcham, SA
Commenced return to Australia on 2 January 1919 aboard HT Karmala disembarking on 8 February 1919 at Perth then transhipped to HT Morvada on 18 February 1919 for onward travel to Adelaide
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 30 November 1925 John married Eleanor Winefred Faurnaum in the Holy Trinity Church, Adelaide, SA