VINCE, Alfred Eli
| Service Number: | 4192 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 August 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mount Lofty, South Australia, 23 February 1876 |
| Home Town: | Port Elliot, Alexandrina, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Gardener |
| Died: | Wounds, 44th Casualty Clearing Station, In the field, France, 9 August 1916, aged 40 years |
| Cemetery: |
Puchevillers British Cemetery, France Plot 11, Row E, Grave 20. Headstone inscription reads: In fond and loving memory of our ear Alf. His end was peace |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Crafers WW1 Memorial, Port Elliot Institute Roll of Honor, Port Elliot War Memorial, Summertown Cemetery Memorial Arch Gates, Uraidla & Districts Roll of Honour 1, Uraidla War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 11 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4192, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4192, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
| 9 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 48th Infantry Battalion, From 16th Battalion | |
| 6 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4192, 48th Infantry Battalion, Shell wounds to the leg and chest | |
| 9 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4192, 48th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4192 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-09 |
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"THE LATE PRIVATE A. E. VINCE.
Mr. J. F. Vince, of Port Elliot, has been informed of the death of his second son, Private Alfred E. Vince, at the western front. He was born at Summertown some 40 years ago. He sailed from Adelaide on January 11 of this year, and for some time was engaged in trench work on the Suez Canal. In June last he left Egypt for France. He nobly did his part in the forward movement of our troops initiated in July, and always wrote cheerfully of the prospects of the campaign." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 30 Sep 1916 (nla.gov.au)
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Frederick and Mary Ann Vince nee Hall of "The Pinery," Port Elliot, SA. Formerly of Summertown, SA
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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