John VINCENT

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Service Number:	2407
Enlisted:	8 May 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	37th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	West Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Railway Employee
Memorials:

8 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2407, 37th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
20 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 2407, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 2407, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne
24 Jul 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2407, 37th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to bronchitis

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Son of John Henry Vincent and Mary Vincent nee George of Ballarat, Victoria

Husband of Daisy Vincent of Roden Street, Melbourne, Victoria. Father of Charles Vincent who died in infancy, John Vincent and Daisy Vincent

Commenced return to Australia on 26 September 1917 aboard HT Borda disembarking on 21 November 1917

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal