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John VINGOE

Regimental number7070
Place of birthSt Just, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationButcher
AddressNarrabri, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation40
Height5'8.25"
Weight128 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs A Vingoe, St Just, Cornwall, England
Previous military serviceServed for 9 years in Matabele, Buchanaland, and Boer War, Natal Rebellion.
Enlistment date11 October 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll10 October 1916
Place of enlistmentArmidale, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, 23rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 11 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Army Veterinary Hospital
FateReturned to Australia 30 January 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Elizabeth Jane VINGOE. Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date4 May 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Euripides', 30 January 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 21 March 1918, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged (medically unfit: chronic bronchitis), Sydney, 4 May 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
Date of death1 July 1935 Randwick Hospital, Sydney
Age at death65
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, VINGOE John

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