| Regimental number | 28927 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Timaru |
| Religion | Non Conformist |
| Occupation | Farm hand |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Weight | 149 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, A Vincent, 121 Wilson Street, Timaru |
| Previous military service | Served in 8th South Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 18th Reinforcements, J Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 67 Tofua on |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | C Company, 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 2), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alfred and Eliza Vincent, 70 Wilson Street, Timaru |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 11 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 29 December 1916, and marched into Sling Camp, and reverted to Lance Corporal. Proceeded overseas to France, 1 February 1917; joined 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 3 March 1917. Relinquished temporary rank of Lance Corporal, 3 March 1917. Appointed Lance Corporal, 3 September 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Buried at Passchendaele near Belle Vue Spur; grave subsequently lost. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 15 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22020806 |