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Thomas Henry VINCENT

Date of birth21 January 1880
Place of birthEgremont, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMining engineer
AddressArgent Mine, Zeehan, Tasmania
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation36
Next of kinWife, Mrs Violet Vincent, Argent Mine, Zeehan, Tasmania
Previous military serviceYes 8 1/2 years. Ceremonial Service 91st Infantry. (T.R.) is not Serving
Enlistment date1 March 1916
Place of enlistmentN/A
Rank on enlistmentMajor
Unit nameTunnelling Company 4, Headquarters 1
AWM Embarkation Roll number16/10/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on 22 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollMajor
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Tunnelling Company
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Major


Unit: Mining Corps, 4th Tunnelling Company
Promotion date: 1 May 1916

FateReturned to Australia 12 May 1917
Discharge date16 July 1917
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Wiltshire', 12 May 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 30 June 1917, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged (appointment terminated), Hobart, 16 July 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death9 January 1936
Age at death56
Place of burialCornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania
SourcesNAA: B2455, VINCENT Thomas Henry

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