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VINSON, Thomas William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5204 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 November 1915, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Clairmont, Queensland, Australia, 10 December 1880 |
| Home Town: | Camooweal, Mount Isa, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 27 August 1931, aged 50 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Aramac War Memorial, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Camooweal Barclay Tablelands WW1 Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5204, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 5204, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 5204, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
| 20 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 47th Infantry Battalion, From the 15th Battalion | |
| 31 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5204, 47th Infantry Battalion, Severe wound to the neck. Embarked HS Newhaven for England on 6 September 1916 | |
| 5 Apr 1918: | Imprisoned Prisoner of War in Germany, repatriated to England from Germany arriving on 30 November 1918 | |
| 15 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5204, 47th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Westlake Vinson and Helen Selina Nixon Vinson nee Agnew of Aramac, QLD.
Commenced return to Australia on 5 March 1919 aboard HT Nevasa disembarking on 1 May 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 30 April 1924 Thomas married Isabella Paula Peace Parker in QLD.