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VINCENT, Cecil Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 53513 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 March 1918, Enlisted at Bondi Junction, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Bondi, Waverley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Journalist |
| Died: | Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia, 1959, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Glen Innes & District Soldiers Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Mar 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 53513, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, Enlisted at Bondi Junction, NSW | |
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| 8 May 1918: | Involvement Private, 53513, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 8 May 1918: | Embarked Private, 53513, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, RMS Osterley, Sydney | |
| 29 Jul 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 53rd Infantry Battalion, In England, from re-inforcements | |
| 19 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 53513, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Henry Cleave Vincent and Sarah Vincent nee Shiels of Glen Innes, NSW.
Brother of Astley Gordon Vincent who returned to Australia on 14 May 1919 having served with the 1st Pioneer Battalion; Stuart Ormonde Vincent who return to Australia on 7 September 1919 having served with the 3rd Field Company Engineers
Husband of Milba Elizabeth Vincent nee Veness of Cox Avenue, Bondi, NSW. Cecil and Melba married during 1906c in Manilla, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 8 July 1919 aboardHT Friedrichsruh disembarking on 4 September 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal