John David VINCENT

VINCENT, John David

    Service Number: 63346
    Enlisted: 17 June 1918, Enlisted at Hobart, Tasmania
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 12th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 25 October 1887
    Home Town: Sandfly, Kingborough, Tasmania
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Miner
    Died: Broncho Pneumonia, United Kingdom, 30 January 1919, aged 31 years
    Cemetery: Sutton Veny (St. John) Churchyard, Wiltshire, England
    45 E 23. Chaplain Rev. T. McKeon officiated. Undertakers were R. Butcher & Son of Warminster and the coffin was made of elm with brass mounts Headstone inscription reads: The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away.
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sandfly Longley Ward Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    17 Jun 1918: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 63346, 1st to 3rd (WA) and (TAS) Reinforcements, Enlisted at Hobart, Tasmania
    5 Oct 1918: Involvement Private, 63346, 1st to 3rd (WA) and (TAS) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Zealandic embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
    5 Oct 1918: Embarked Private, 63346, 1st to 3rd (WA) and (TAS) Reinforcements, SS Zealandic, Melbourne
    5 Dec 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 12th Infantry Battalion, From re-inforcements
    30 Jan 1919: Involvement Private, 63346, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 63346 awm_unit: 12th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1919-01-30

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of David Vincent and Margaret Vincent nee Wells of Brighton, Tasmania. Brother of Leslie Herbert Vincent who returned to Australia on 31 December 1917 as wounded having served with the 52nd Battalion

    Husband of Amy Louisa Vincent nee Lester of Sandfly, Tasmania. David and Amy married on 23 February 1905 in Hobart Tasmania

    Medal: British War Medal

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