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VINICOMBE, Walter
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 61011 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 September 1917, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 22 September 1899 |
| Home Town: | Port Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 22 January 1971, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Brind, Wall BF, Niche 175. Cremation service held on 26 January 1971 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Sep 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 61011, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 31 Aug 1918: | Involvement Private, 61011, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Barambah embarkation_ship_number: A37 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Aug 1918: | Embarked Private, 61011, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Barambah, Melbourne |
Vietnam War Service
| 14 Nov 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Infantry Battalion, From re-inforcements |
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World War 1 Service
| 1 Apr 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 61011, 5th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
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Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Henry William Vinicombe and Nellie Vinicomber nee Gwynne of Bridge Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria formerly of Yarra Street, South Melbourne.
Brother of William James Vinicombe who returned to Australia on 6 September 1919 having served with the 22nd Battalion and Field Ambulance
Commenced return to Australia 22 January 1920 aboard HT Friedrichsruh disembarking on 9 March 1920
Medal: British War Medal
During 1928c Walter married Eileen Myrtle Barton in Victoria