Regimental number | 34756 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | East Oxford, Canterbury |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Apprentice fitter |
Address | 59 Harper Street, Sydenham, Christchurch |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs T B Vincent, East Oxford, Canterbury |
Previous military service | Served in Cadets, Technical College. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Featherston |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 20th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 71 Port Lyttelton on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 1st (Canterbury) Company, 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Messines 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 |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 47, p. 10 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22020770 |
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