John VINCENT

Regimental number72000
Date of birth11 July 1879
Place of birthOamaru
ReligionWesleyan
OccupationLabourer
AddressRangataua
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation38
Height5' 11"
Weight178 lbs
Next of kinSister, Mrs A Ballinge, c/o GPO, Wellington
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date1 February 1918
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 37th Reinforcements, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 103 Maunganui on 9 May 1918
Discharge date17 September 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 9 May 1918; found guilty, at sea, of unknown charge, 12 June 1918; awarded 96 hours' No 2 Field Punishment; disembarked Liverpool, England, 24 June 1918, marched in to Brocton and posted to Reserve Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade.

Proceeded overseas to France, 21 September 1918; marched in to NZ Base Depot, 25 September 1918.

Joined B Company, 2nd Bn, 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade, in the field, 27 September 1918.

Wounded in action, and admitted to Casualty Clearing Station, 27 October 1918; transferred to No 2 Canadian General Hospital, Le Treport, 29 October 1918 (gun shot wound, left arm); transferred to No 3 Convalescent Home, 8 November 1918; marched in to NZ Base Depot, 14 November 1918.

Found guilty of unknown charge, 6 December 1918; awarded 5 days? No 2 Field Punishment.

Found guilty of unknown charge, 8 March 1919; awarded 3 days' No 2 Field Punishment.

Detached to United Kingdom, 25 March 1919; marched in to Otago PD, Sling Camp, 1 April 1919.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board 'Port Hacking', 4 July 1919; disembarked New Zealand, 20 August 1919; discharged? 17 September 1919.

Total war service: 1 year 229 days (of which 1 year 104 days was abroad).

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death29 March 1937 Dunedin
Age at death57
SourcesNominal Rolls Vol. 4: Roll 82, p. 8
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805