Roy Thomas VINNICOMBE

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Service Numbers:	2816, VX41599
Enlisted:	10 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Shoeing-Smith Corporal
Last Unit:	13th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Armadale, Victoria, Australia, 13 December 1896
Home Town:	Romsey, Macedon Ranges, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Blacksmith
Died:	Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, 15 November 1946, aged 49 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Ballarat New Cemetery and Crematorium, Victoria Methodist E, Section 4, Row 2, Grave 53. Ashes only
Memorials:	Lancefield Monument Creek State School Roll of Honour, Romsey Soldiers Honor Roll

10 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2816, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
27 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 2816, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
27 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 2816, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: Surname incorrectly recorded as Vinnecombe on original record
27 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, From 22nd Battalion
12 Dec 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith Corporal, 2816, 13th Field Artillery Brigade
22 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith Corporal, 2816, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

1 Jul 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , VX41599, Enlisted at Caulfield, Victoria
24 May 1944:	Discharged AIF WW1, VX41599, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Son of Thomas Vinnicombe and Susan Elizabeth Vinnicombe of Armadale, Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia on 27 May 1919 aboard HT Orontes disembarking on 28 June 1919

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

Husband of Freda Sylvia Vinnicombe nee Newham of Rubican Street, Sebasteron, Victoria. Royy and Freda married during 1922c in Victoria

Medals WW2: 1939-45 Star, Africa Star, Defence Medal, War Medal, Australian Service Medal