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VINCENT, Albert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1855 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 January 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Falmouth, County Cornwall, England, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Wellington Terrace School, Falmouth, Cornwall, England |
| Occupation: | Sailor |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1855, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 17 Mar 1915: | Involvement Private, 1855, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Mar 1915: | Embarked Private, 1855, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 21 years
Son of John Lower Vincent and Henrietta Vincent nee Barnet of Falmouth, England.
Next of kin given as his step-mother Elsie Mason formerly Vincent of Bryan Estate, Wellesley Province , Penang, Straits Settlements later of Isle of Wight
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal