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LONGHURST, Vincent James Martin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2175 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 January 1916, Bombala, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 55th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Pambula, New South Wales, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Pambula, Bega Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Pambula School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 18 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Grevillers British Cemetery Plot V, Row B, Grave 20 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Pambula District Soldiers Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2175, 55th Infantry Battalion, Bombala, NSW | |
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| 4 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2175, 55th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2175, 55th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Sydney, Sydney | |
| 18 May 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 2175, 55th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2175 awm_unit: 55th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-05-18 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Vincent James Martin LONGHURST was born in Pambula, New South Wales in 1894
His parents were Martin LONGHURST & Mary MAHONEY who married in 1893 (registered in Eden, NSW)
He enlisted in Bombala on 9th January, 1916 & embarked from Sydney with the 55th Infantry Battalion, 4th reinforcements on the HMAT Port Sydney on 4th September, 1916
Vincent died of wounds in France on 18th May, 1917 and is buried in the Grevillers British Cemetery
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