William Frederick VINCENT

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VINCENT, William Frederick

Service Number:	3752
Enlisted:	1 August 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	52nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Port Augusta, South Australia, 23 November 1895
Home Town:	Port Augusta, Port Augusta, South Australia
Schooling:	Port Augusta Public School, South Australia
Occupation:	Horse driver
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 26 September 1917, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	Poelcapelle British Cemetery Plot LX, Row A, Grave 15
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Augusta Davenport WW1 Memorial, Port Augusta RSL Hall Circular Honour Roll, Soldiers' Memorial Band Rotunda

World War 1 Service

1 Aug 1915:	Enlisted
2 Dec 1915:	Involvement Private, 3752, 12th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
2 Dec 1915:	Embarked Private, 3752, 12th Infantry Battalion, RMS Malwa, Adelaide
3 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 52nd Infantry Battalion, From 12th Battalion
26 Sep 1917:	Involvement Private, 3752, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3752 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-26

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of John Vincent and Rose Vincent nee Timms of Churchill Street, Adelaide, SA formerly of Port Augusta, SA

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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