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HESSE, Vincent Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2324 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 April 1916, Enlisted at West Maitland, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Bondi, Waverley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Ganger |
| Died: | Due to war causes, Parramatta Mental Hospital, New South Wales, Australia, 4 March 1933 |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Interred on 6 March 1933. Plot 12, Zone C, Grave 1873 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2324, 34th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at West Maitland, NSW | |
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| 17 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2324, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2324, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 25 Jan 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2324, 34th Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Jun 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2324, 34th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion | |
| 4 Aug 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 34th Infantry Battalion | |
| 6 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2324, 34th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Walter Henry Hesse and Elizabeth Jane Hesse of Park Parade, Bondi, NSW formerly of London, England
Brother of Walter Edgar Hesse who was killed in action on 25 July 1917 while serving with the 33rd Battalion and is buried in the Bethleen Farm Cemetery, Row C, Grave 19
Commenced return to Australia on 19 June 1919 aboard HT Windhuk disembarking on 21 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1922c Vincent married Charlotte H. Kerr in Anandale, NSW