COLHOUN, Vincent
| Service Number: | 5057 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tasmania Australia , 11 October 1879 |
| Home Town: | Ulverstone, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 24 April 1918, aged 38 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial Villers-Bretonneux, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gunns Plains District Roll of Honour WW1, Gunns Plains Memorial Seat, Gunns Plains Roll of Honor WW1, Ulverstone Primary School War Memorial, Ulverstone Shrine of Remembrance, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private | |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 5057, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 29 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 5057, 12th Infantry Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne | |
| 24 Apr 1918: | Involvement Private, 5057, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5057 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-24 |
new paper notice
Mr. and Mrs. A. Colhoun, Main street, Ulverstone, received on Saturday the painful news that their son, Pte. Vincent Colhoun, had been added to the long list of those who have offered up their lives for the liberty of the Empire. Pte. V. Colhoun had been fighting for two years, and had, on a previous occasion been wounded, necessitating his detention in hospital for several months. On his recovery, he returned to the lines, and now he is counted among those who will not come back to those who sorrow for him. Much sympathy is felt for the bereaved parents and family.
North Western Advocate and the Emu Bay Times (Tas. : 1899 - 1919), Tuesday 14 May 1918, page 3
DEATH. COLHOUN.-Killed in action, in France, on April 24, Pte. Vincent Colhoun, 52nd (Late 12th) Batt.. A.I.F., youngest son of A. C. and E. Colhoun, Ulverstone. For King and country. Melbourne and Sydney papers please copy.
North Western Advocate and the Emu Bay Times (Tas. : 1899 - 1919), Tuesday 14 May 1918, page 2
Submitted 26 January 2022 by Cindi Thorn
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