TOPPIN, Vincent
| Service Numbers: | 766, 4509 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 March 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 2 September 1896 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Storeman |
| Died: | Natural causes, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 13 March 1951, aged 54 years |
| Cemetery: |
Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery, Queensland RC5-001-0020 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 766, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 766, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 766, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane | |
| 23 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4509, 23rd Infantry Battalion, RMS Malwa, Melbourne | |
| 23 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4509, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 1 Sep 1918: | Wounded Private, 4509, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, Shell wound (head) | |
| 18 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4509, 23rd Infantry Battalion, M/U Head injury - spent the rest of his life in an institution |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...4509 Private Vincent Toppin, 23rd Battalion. A storeman from Spring Hill, Queensland prior to enlistment, Pte Toppin had originally embarked for overseas service with the service number 766 with C Company, 25th Battalion from Brisbane on HMAT Aeneas on 29 June 1915. Following his arrival in Suez, he became ill and returned to Australia. Following his recovery he re-embarked with the 11th Reinforcements, 23rd Battalion from Melbourne on RMS Malwa on 23 April 1916. He was later awarded the Military Medal, the citation for which reads in part “(He) continued to carry ammunition to his Lewis gun though wounded by shrapnel…He is an exceptionally courageous and determined soldier.” He was later evacuated to England suffering a wound to the head. He returned to Australia on 25 January 1919 and was medically discharged. Tragically his wound left him mentally disabled and he spent the remainder of his life in an institution..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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