Sydney Allan Vincent (1915 - 1986)

Born 9 May 1915 in Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Beth Marie (Eastmure) Vincent — married 18 Apr 1944 in Methodist Church, Mosman, New South Wales, Australia

Died 30 Sep 1986 at age 71 in Balgowlah Heights, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Name: Sydney Allan Vincent. Given Name: Sydney Allan. Surname: Vincent. A Given name was found in addition to a first name in the NAME tag.

Born 9 May 1915. Broken Hill, NSW. ^[1]

Military Service ^[2]

Enlisted - 3 May 1941. Sydney, NSW. Locality- Maroubra Bay, NSW;

RAAF, Service Number - 403612,

Next of Kin - Beth Vincent (wife).

Discharged - 4 Mar 1946.

Rank - Warrant Officer, Posting - 3 Operational Training Unit.

Marriage 18 Apr 1944. Methodist Church, Mosman, NSW. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Husband - Sydney Allan Vincent.

Wife - Beth Marie Eastmure.

Died 30 Sep 1986. Balgowlah Heights, NSW. ^[6]

Australian Squadrons - Albany Advertiser - 25 Feb 1943

In recent weeks R.A.A.F. squadrons serving in the United Kingdom have carried out many offensive sweeps over the Channel and German-occupied territory, doing great damage to enemy personnel and equipment. They have, among other things, torpedoed a merchant vessel, set another merchant ship on fire, and blown an engine clean off the rails at Northern France.

A report received by the Minister for Air (Mr. Drakeford) from R.A.A.F. Overseas Headquarters states that despite unfavourable wintry conditions these squadrons have seized every opportunity during December and the New Year of attacking enemy objectives both on land and sea.

The R.A.A.F. Ventura squadron, which became operational when crews took part in the successful daylight raid by one hundred bombers on the Philips' radio valve factory at Eindhoven (Holland) has remained prominent. This squadron is led by a South African pilot, Wing Commander R. Young, who in recognition of his leadership in the Eindhoven raid - described officially as faultlessly executed - has been awarded the Distinguished Service Order. He had previously been awarded the Air Force Cross for his devotion to duty during non-operational flying.

The Ventura is a late Lockheed design and can best be described as a "big brother" of the famous Hudsons. One Ventura crew, in which Sergeant Harold Stanley Fidge, of Undera, via Mooroopna (Vic), was air gunner, recently made a daring low-level daylight attack on enemy communications in Northern France. Despite heavy fire from ground defence, this crew bombed a railway siding, damaging coaches and blowing an engine right off the rails. Monotonous, unspectacular work of escorting convoys and keeping ceaseless watch for submarines which falls to the Coastal Command has been shared by two R.A.A.F. Sunderland squadrons.

During a sortie over the Bay of Biscay one Sunderland, captained by Flying Officer Colin William Steley, of Ayr, North Queensland, was attacked repeatedly by two Ju-88's and a Me-110. Due to the pilot's violent evasive action, the Sunderland was not hit, and the Australian gunners report that they sent the Messerschmitt home "feeling very sorry for itself."

Shortly afterwards another Sunderland of this squadron developed a serious oil leakage which threatened to put its engines out of action. One of the fitters, Sergt William Lance Woodland, of Brisbane, crawled into the wing during the flight, located the leak, returned for tools, and then crawled out to the port outer engine and repaired the leak, enabling the petrol to continue.

An Australian-manned Hampden torpedo-bomber squadron which was also operating as a unit of the R.A.F. Coastal Command has been successful in several patrols and "strikes" against enemy shipping On December 13, during his first operational sortie with torpedo load, one of the Hampden pilots Sergt. Sydney Allan Vincent, of Unley (S.A.), torpedoed a merchant vessel when with four other crews from his squadron an enemy convoy was attacked off the Norwegian coast.

On another occasion a Hampden captained by Flying-Officer Malcolm Sydenham Humphrey, of Caulfield, singled out and attacked a 5,000 ton vessel, one of a convoy of five proceeding down the Norwegian coast. Due to bad weather and evasive action by the ships results were not obvious.

Australian pilots in Spitfires have also been active, and have taken part in many sweeps and patrols over the Channel and enemy-occupied territory. In an attack on three enemy merchantmen and their escorting flak ship off Flushing, one merchantman was left burning fiercely, guns were silenced and many men on the flak ship were killed.^[7]

Marriage Notice - Chronicle (Adelaide) - 27 Apr 1944

VINCENT-EASTMURE. - April 18, at Mosman Methodist Church, by Rev. G. Johnson, Betty, fourth daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Eastmure, of Mosman, Sydney, to W.O. Syd. Vincent (R.A.A.F.), youngest son of Mrs. L. B. Vincent, and the late Mr. J. Vincent, of Unley, Adelaide.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S44 Sydney Allan Vincent, RAAF. Certainty: 3
2. ↑ Source: #S44 Sydney Allan Vincent. Certainty: 3
3. ↑ Source: #S13 10944/1944 Certainty: 3
4. ↑ Source: #S183 "Marriages," 21 Apr 1944, p. 10; digital images. Certainty: 3
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Source: #S177 "Marriages," 27 Apr 1944, p. 12; digital images. Certainty: 3
6. ↑ Source: #S26 Sydney Allan Vincent. Certainty: 3
7. ↑ "Australian Squadrons Work in England," Albany Advertiser, 25 Feb 1943, p. 4; digital images.

• Source: S13 NSW BDM Index

• Source: S177 Chronicle

• Source: S183 Sydney Morning Herald

• Source: S26 Ryerson Index to Death Notices and Obituaries in Australian Newspapers, database

• Source: S44 World War Two Nominal Roll, database Department of Veterans' Affairs

• Source: S500001 FamilySearch Family Tree Publication: MyHeritage The FamilySearch Family Tree is published by MyHeritage under license from FamilySearch International, the largest genealogy organization in the world. FamilySearch is a nonprofit organization sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church). Media: 40001 Collection39 https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40001-1320006810/sydney-allen-vincent-in-familysearch-family-tree https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40001-1320006810/sydney-allen-vincent-in-familysearch-family-tree Sydney Allen Vincent&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Birth: May 9 1915 - Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia&lt;br&gt;Death: Sep 30 1986 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia&lt;br&gt;Parents: <a>John Vincent</a>, <a>Lily Blanche Vincent (born Tonkin)</a>&lt;br&gt;Siblings: <a>Jack Lindsay Vincent</a>, <a>Howard Russell Vincent</a> Certainty: 4

• Source: S500002 WikiTree Publication: MyHeritage www.wikitree.com Media: 10109 Collection48 https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10109-74060617/sydney-allan-vincent-in-wikitree https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10109-74060617/sydney-allan-vincent-in-wikitree Sydney Allan Vincent&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Birth: May 9 1915 - Broken Hill, NSW&lt;br&gt;Marriage: Apr 18 1944 - Methodist Church, Mosman, NSW&lt;br&gt;Death: Sep 30 1986 - Balgowlah Heights, NSW&lt;br&gt;Wife: Beth Marie Vincent (born Eastmure) Certainty: 4

• Source: S500173 Australian World War II Nominal Roll, 1939-1945 Publication: MyHeritage The following information is also viewable: rank, posting at discharge, World War II honours or gallantry, and whether the individual was a prisoner of war. Media: 10750 Collection64 https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10750-1200251/sydney-allan-vincent-in-australian-world-war-ii-nominal-roll https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10750-1200251/sydney-allan-vincent-in-australian-world-war-ii-nominal-roll Sydney Allan Vincent&lt;br&gt;Birth: May 9 1915 - Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia&lt;br&gt;Residence: Maroubra Bay, New South Wales, Australia&lt;br&gt;Enlistment: Feb 3 1941 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia&lt;br&gt;Discharge date: Mar 4 1946&lt;br&gt;Next of kin: Beth Vincent&lt;br&gt;Service: Royal Australian Air Force&lt;br&gt;Service #: 403612&lt;br&gt;Rank: Warrant Officer&lt;br&gt;Posting at Discharge: 3 Operational Training Unit&lt;br&gt;Honours or Gallantry: None for display Certainty: 4

• Source: S500177 Australia Death Notices, 1860-2019 Publication: MyHeritage Records include the name of the deceased, date of death, age, notice type and the publication source. Media: 10738 Collection56 https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10738-6512914/sydney-allan-vincent-in-australia-death-notices https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10738-6512914/sydney-allan-vincent-in-australia-death-notices Sydney Allan Vincent&lt;br&gt;Death: Sep 30 1986&lt;br&gt;Notice type: Death notice&lt;br&gt;Published: Oct 7 1986&lt;br&gt;Published by: Sydney Morning Herald&lt;br&gt;Other details: late of Balgowlah Heights Certainty: 4