HINCHCLIFFE, Vincent Alexander
| Service Number: | 2328 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 April 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, October 1889 |
| Home Town: | Veresdale, Logan, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Bronchitis & Asthma, Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, 11 February 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire Durrington Cemetery (Grave No. 191), Wiltshire, Durrington Cemetery, Durrington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Beaudesert War Memorial, Brisbane 42nd Infantry Battalion AIF Roll of Honour, Woodhill War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2328, 42nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 21 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2328, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2328, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boonah, Brisbane |
Logan Village Museum
Vincent was born 18th July 1878 in Veresdale Queensland. He died 11th Feb 1917 at Fargo Military Hospital Wiltshire England. He is buried in Durrington.
His Parents were Verdon and Christina nee Nicol.
He is remembered in the Logan Village Museum WW1 Honour Roll as one of the Pioneer families of the district.
Submitted 5 March 2018 by Coralyn Cowin
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 11th February........I thought previous posts I had made were bad days but today is worse - 6 WW1 Australian Soldiers died in England on this date in 1917....
Private Vincent Alexander Hinchcliffe was born at Kangaroo Point, Brisbane Queensland & enlisted in the A.I.F. on 10th April, 1916 as a 36 year old Farmer from Veresdale, Queensland.
Private Hinchcliffe arrived in England on HMAT Boonah (A36) with 4th Reinforcements of 42nd Battalion on 10th January, 1917. He was admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire on 31st January, 1917 with influenza but sadly died at 12.42 a.m. on 11th February, 1917 from Bronchitis & Asthma.
There were SIX AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS were buried in Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire where there are a total of 141 Australian WW Soldiers.
Privates Hinchcliffe, Ley & Wheatley were buried in 15th February, 1917 & Privates Lane, McElhenney & Pantlin were buried on 16th February. His full story can be found here....
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/h---j.html
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