Ashley Ellis VINCENT

Regimental number34756
Date of birth22 June 1896
Place of birthEast Oxford, Canterbury
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationApprentice fitter
Address59 Harper Street, Sydenham, Christchurch
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 8"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs T B Vincent, East Oxford, Canterbury
Previous military serviceServed in Cadets, Technical College.
Enlistment date23 August 1916
Place of enlistmentFeatherston
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 20th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 71 Port Lyttelton on 7 December 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st (Canterbury) Company, 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 6 August 1917
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated on Addington Workshops Roll of Honour, Ferrymead, Christchurch. Parents: Thomas Braker Vincent and Clara Vincent, East Belt, Rangiora, North Canterbury
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 7 December 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 18 February 1917, marched in to Sling Camp, and posted to 3rd Otago (Reserve) Infantry Bn.

Marched in to 4th (Reserve) Bn, Canterbury Regiment, from hospital, 30 May 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 6 June 1917; marched in to New Zealand Infantry and General Base Depot, Etaples, 8 June 1917.

Joined 1st (Canterbury) Company, 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 25 June 1917.

Killed in action, 6 August 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 47, p. 10
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22020770

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