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VINCENT, Gordon Wilfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6842 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 August 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hackney, South Australia, 28 May 1897 |
| Home Town: | Rose Park, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Daw Park, South Australia, 10 March 1969, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Dudley Park Cemetery, South Australia Section L, Park C, Grave 0073. Interred on 12 March 1969. Commemorated in the SA Garden of Remembrance, Centennial Park. |
| Memorials: | St. Peters East Adelaide Public School Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6842, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 7 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6842, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6842, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 8 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6842, 10th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the right arm | |
| 30 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6842, 10th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the right foot. | |
| 8 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6842, 10th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Reginald Vincent and Laura Edith Vincent nee Bray of Swain Avenue, Rose Park, SA. Brother of Francis Joseph Vincent who returned to Australia on 10 August 1919 having served with the 9th Light Horse Regiment.
Commenced return to Australia on 12 December 1918 aboard HT Nestor disembarking on 1 February 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Adelaide.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 14 December 1935 Gordon married Lily Daisy Allen in the Methodist Church, Condowie, SA.
At the time of death his residential address was given as Blair Athol.