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Vincent Tapp VAIL

Regimental number56618
Place of birthMelbourne Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCivil servant
AddressLower Sandy Bay, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, J Vail, Elverton, Lower Sandy Bay, Hobart, Tasmania
Previous military service36th Field Company Army Engineers
Enlistment date19 April 1918
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st to 3rd (WA) and (TAS) Reinforcements (May-Oct 1918)
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/111/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Borda on 17 July 1918
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Army Service Corps Details
FateReturned to Australia 22 September 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Western Australia Garden of Remembrance
Date of death11 November 1986

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