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HAUGHEY, Vincent Sylvester
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 12498 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Field Artillery Battery |
| Born: | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Darlington , New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tram Guard |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 12498, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 26 Sep 1914: | Involvement Driver, 12498, Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Pera embarkation_ship_number: A4 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Sep 1914: | Embarked Driver, 12498, Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Pera, Sydney | |
| 15 Nov 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Gunner, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 21 Nov 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 3rd Field Artillery Battery, From 1st Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 1 Sep 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 12498, 3rd Field Artillery Battery, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to enteric fever |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Served as Vincent Sylvester Haughey but full name was Vincent Michael Sylvester Haughey
Address at the time of enlistment was Raglan Street, Darlington, NSW
Son of Patrick Haughey and Elizabeth Haughey nee Carroll of Drummond Street, Carlton, Victoria. Brother of Harold Henry Haughey who commenced return to Australia on 22 May 1919 having served with the 32nd Battalion
Commenced return to Australia on 29 January 1916 aboard HT Suffolk disembarking early March 1916
During 1923 Vincent married Cecilia Teresa Haughey nee Farrell in Sydney, NSW