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VINCENT, Sidney
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 41 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Second Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1st to 5th Divisional Signal Companies |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Sans Souci, Kogarah, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Influenza, Dartford, United Kingdom, 12 February 1919 |
| Cemetery: |
Brookwood Military Cemetery, Pirbright, Surrey, England, United Kingdom Section IV, Row D, Grave 8 Epitaph reads "His Life His All" Chaplain Rev. Gregg MacGregor officiated. Coffin was made of good polished elm and the undertakers were Thos. Vigers & Sons of Eccleston Street, London |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kogarah Pictorial Honour Roll No.1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 41, 1st Divisional Signal Company, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Sapper, 41, 1st Divisional Signal Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karroo embarkation_ship_number: A10 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Sapper, 41, 1st Divisional Signal Company, HMAT Karroo, Melbourne | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 41, 1st Divisional Signal Company, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Shrapnel wound to the shoulder. | |
| 29 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, 41, Mentioned in Dispatches | |
| 1 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Corporal | |
| 4 Oct 1916: | Honoured Military Medal, Awarded Military Medal for bravery in the field (France) | |
| 12 Feb 1919: | Involvement 41, 1st to 5th Divisional Signal Companies, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 41 awm_unit: 1st Australian Division Signals Company awm_rank: Second Corporal awm_died_date: 1919-02-12 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Samuel E. and Amelia M.A. Vincent of Railway Parade, Kogarah, NSW.
Served a his apprenticeship with A. Dolkard of Sydney.
Medals: Military Medal & Bar, 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal, Mentioned in Despatches
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