STANDING V.F.
Given Names: Vincent Frederick
Service Number: 3134
Unit: 5th Battalion, 10th reinforcements
Rank: Private
Paybook Number:
Age: 18 Yrs 7 Mths
Occupation: Engineer
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Church of England
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 6¾ In
Weight: 154 Lbs
Chest: 34-36½ In
Hair: Dark Brown
Eyes: Hazel
Complexion: Fresh
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 1/6/1915
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: MOTHER Mrs Ellis Maud May Standing
74 Wood Street, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 29/9/1915
Port: Melbourne
Ship: RMS Osterley
END OF WAR
Status: Returned to Australia
Ship: City of Poona
Embarked: 28/3/1919
Disembarked:
Unit: 5th Battalion
Rank: Lance Sergeant
Discharge Date: 6/7/1919
Place: Melbourne
MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: 1695
British War Medal: 19996
Victory Medal: 19568
Other:
BIRTH
Date or Year: 7/10/1896
Place: Jullunda, India
Father: Ephraim STANDING
Mother: Ellis Maud May NEWTON
MARRIAGE
Year: 1921
Place: Victoria
Spouse: Gladys Athea METCALFE
DEATH
Date or Year: 4/5/1960
Place: Heidelberg, Victoria
Burial: Springvale, Victoria
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Wounded in action 31/5/1916; gun shot wound, left thigh
MEMORIALS
Kew War Memorial
Holy Trinity Church
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
Service Number: V11571
Date Enlisted: 10/3/1941
Date Discharged: 18/5/1944
COMMENTS