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VINNICOMBE, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4903 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 August 1915, Enlisted at Nambour, QLD. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carrara, Queensland, Australia , 4 May 1892 |
| Home Town: | Nambour, Sunshine Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 7 May 1917, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Nambour Heroes Walk, Nambour Maroochy Shire War Dead Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4903, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Nambour, QLD. | |
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| 28 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4903, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4903, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of Thomas VINNICOMBE and Elizabeth Anne nee TUCKER of Rose Hill, Nambour, Qld.
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Brother of Thomas Vinnicombe who returned to Australia on 23 July 1919 Having served with the 9th Battalion
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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