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VINCENT, Geoffrey Hubert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 400866 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 November 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | No. 8 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Essendon, Victoria, Australia, 1 July 1918 |
| Home Town: | Werribee, Wyndham, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Prisoner of War , Rabaul, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, 15 January 1944, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rabaul (Bita Paka) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot H. Row C. Grave 13. Personal Inscription ~ "DEARLY LOVED HUSBAND OF DOROTHY AND FATHER OF JACQUELINE...R.I.P.". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Lieutenant, 400866 | |
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| 9 Nov 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 400866 | |
| 25 Sep 1943: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, No. 8 Squadron (RAAF) |
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