VINCENT, Oscar
| Service Number: | 1152 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps |
| Born: | Williamstown, Victoria, Australia, 2 October 1894 |
| Home Town: | Hawthorn, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Scotch College, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | New South Wales, Australia, 5 May 1977, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Woronora General Cemetery, New South Wales HH, Rose Garden 13, Plot 0106 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1152, 30th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1152, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1152, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 1152, 30th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to left arm and eye | |
| 25 Feb 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1152, 30th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the right ear. Transferred to England on HS Lanfranc on 8 March 1917 | |
| 10 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, From 30th Battalion | |
| 10 Feb 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Walter George Vincent and Mary Elizabeth Vincent nee Lamont of Isabella Grove, Hawthorn, Victoria.
Brother of Garnet Vincent who returned to Australia on 15 March 1916 having served with the 3rd Battalion and Walter Vincent who was killed in action at Mont St. Quentin on 1 September 1918 while serving with the 23rd Battalion. Buried in Peroone Communal Cemetery Extension, Plot V, Row A, Grave 11
Commenced return to Australia on 5 March 1919 aboard HT Port Sydney disembarking on 17 April 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star (issued by the R.A. N.), British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1929c Oscar married Vera Dunn in NSW