VINCENT, Garnet
| Service Number: | 2695 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 June 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Williamstown, Victoria, Australia, 16 December 1891 |
| Home Town: | Hawthorn, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Junior Public School, Victoria; Scotch College, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Seaman |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2695, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 9 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2695, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2695, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 4 Dec 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2695, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Wound to the head | |
| 27 Feb 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Walter George Vincent and Mary Elizabeth Vincent nee Lamont of Isabella Grove, Hawthorn, Victoria.
Brother of Oscar Vincent who returned to Australia on 14 April 1919 having served with the 30th Battalion and Walter Vincent who was killed in action at Mont St. Quentin on 1 September 1918 while serving with the 23rd Battalion. Buried in Peroone Communal Cemetery Extension, Plot V, Row A, Grave 11
Commenced return to Australia on 9 February 1916 aboard HT Nestor disembarking on 15 March 1916 at Melbourne
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1941c Garnet married Ella May Bock in Victoria