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VINCENT, Francis Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3311 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 January 1917, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Hackney, South Australia, 10 February 1899 |
| Home Town: | Rose Park, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Porter, S.A.R. |
| Died: | Melrose House, Archer Street, North Adelaide, South Australia, 29 May 1978, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia General E, Path 7, Grave 500. Interred on 31 May 1978 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Jan 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3311, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 9 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 3311, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 9 May 1917: | Embarked Private, 3311, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Port Sydney, Sydney | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Trooper, 3311 | |
| 10 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 3311, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 4th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Reginald Vincent and Laura Edith Vincent nee Bray of Swain Avenue, Rose Park, SA.
Commenced return to Australia on 10 July 1919 aboard HT Oxfordshire disembarking on 10 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 17 May 1923 Francis married Violet Maud Smith at the residence of C.H. Loan of Rose Park, SA.