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VINCENT, Charles Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5223 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 January 1916, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 54th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales Australia , 1897 |
| Home Town: | Petersham, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carter |
| Died: | Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia, 5 May 1961, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Anglican area, Section 1919, Grave 19. |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 5223, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5223, 4th Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Sydney | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5223, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 20 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, 5th Divisional Cyclist Company, From 4th Battalion | |
| 7 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, 4th Infantry Battalion, From 5th Division Cyclist Company | |
| 7 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 54th Infantry Battalion, From 5th Division Cyclist Company | |
| 30 Mar 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, 5223, 54th Infantry Battalion | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5223, 54th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Shell shock | |
| 7 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, 5223, 54th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Charles Vincent and Bertha A. Vincent of Chrystal Street, Petersham, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 11 December 1918 aboard HT Saxon disembarking on 1 February 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1923c Charles married Rita Mary Grover in Petersham, NSW