Edward Thomas Vincent (1915 - 1972)

Born 23 Dec 1915 in Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia

Ancestors

Died 11 Nov 1972 at age 56 in Bayswater, Western Australia, Australia

Edward Vincent is an Anzac who served in World War Two.

Edward Vincent was a Prisoner of War during World War II.

Biography

Birth

Birth:

Date: 23 Decmber 1915

Place: Bunbury, West Australia

Military

Military:

Australian Army

Enlistment Date:

27 July 1940

Posting:

2/28 Australian Infantry Battalion

Rank:

Private

Discharge Date:

18 July 1945

Rank at Discharge

Private

Note:

Fought in the Siege of Tabruk and the First Battle of El Alamein where he was taken POW along with most of the 2/28 Battalion. Prisoner of the Italians till their surrender and then transported by the Germans to Stalag Luft 18A, Wolfsberg Austria. Edward Thomas Vincent escaped while on a work gang and evaded recapture by traveling through Jugoslavia with the Partisans eventually meeting up with the Allies 1945. For his Escape and Evasion of the Germans he was Mentioned in Despatches.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2/28th_Battalion_(Australia)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalag_XVIII-A

http://www.aifpow.com/part_5__free_men_elsewhere_in_europe/chapter_2__yugoslavia

Death

Death:

Date: 11 November 1972

Place: Bayswater, West Australia

Sources

• West Aust birth registration #627/1915

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Eric Daly for creating Vincent-1347 on 18 Oct 13.