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VINCENT, Richard Paul
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4554 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 October 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glenferrie, Victoria, Australia, 30 October 1889 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Ipswich Grammar School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Secretary |
| Died: | Peppermint Grove, Western Australia, 18 June 1954, aged 64 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Roman Catholic, Section OC, Grave 0141 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4554, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 21 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4554, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 21 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4554, 24th Infantry Battalion, RMS Malwa, Melbourne | |
| 11 Jun 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4554, 24th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to cerebro spinal meningitis |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Richard Paul Vincent and Mina Elizabeth Vincent nee Chalker of Mount Street, Perth, WA formerly of Glenferrie, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 13 February 1917 aboard HT Benalla disembarked at Fremantle before travelling to Melbourne on aboard SS Zealandia disembarking on 13 April 1917
Medal: British War Medal