VINCENT, Leslie Herbert
| Service Number: | 2516 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 July 1915, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brighton, Tasmania, Australia, 23 June 1888 |
| Home Town: | Woodstock, Huon Valley, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 5 July 1967, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Tasmania Derwent Gardens, Australian Imperial Force Arch, Section 7, 5, G. Cremation service held on 7 July 1967 |
| Memorials: | Sandfly Longley Ward Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2516, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: '' | |
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| 24 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2516, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kanowna, Adelaide | |
| 2 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2516, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
| 1 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 52nd Infantry Battalion, From 12th Battalion | |
| 10 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2516, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Wound to the buttock. Transferred to England on 23 June 1917 aboard HS Carisbrook Castle | |
| 19 Feb 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2516, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 6th Military District as wounded |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Sometimes referred to as Herbert Lelsie Vincent.
Son of David Vincent and Margaret Vincent nee Wells of Woodstock, Huon, Tasmania. Brother of John David Vincent who died of bronchial pneumonia in England on 30 January 1919 and is buried in the Sutton Veny (St. John) Churchyard, Wiltshire, England having served with the 12th Battalion
Commenced return to Australia on 5 November 1917 aboard HT Themistocles disembarking on 31 December 1918 at Melbourne for onward travel to Hobart aboard a streamer.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 24 April 1920 Leslie married Lucy Grace Talbot in Hobart, Tasmania