Service record
Name DINGEY, VINCENT GILBERT
Service Australian Army
Service Number V61156
Date of Birth 28 Mar 1919
Place of Birth FITZROY, VIC
Date of Enlistment 3 Jan 1940
Locality on Enlistment RICHMOND, VIC
Place of Enlistment RICHMOND, VIC
Next of Kin DINGEY, GILBERT
Date of Discharge Unknown
Rank Private
Posting at Discharge 2 FIELD AMBULANCE
WW2 Honours and Gallantry None
Prisoner of War No
Service record
Name DINGEY, VINCENT GILBERT
Service Royal Australian Air Force
Service Number 427590
Date of Birth 28 Mar 1919
Place of Birth NORTH FITZROY, VIC
Date of Enlistment 4 Aug 1942
Locality on Enlistment Unknown
Place of Enlistment PERTH
Next of Kin DINGEY, ELIZABETH
Date of Discharge 22 Oct 1945
Rank Warrant Officer
Posting at Discharge 1 Medical Rehabilitation Unit
WW2 Honours and Gallantry None
Prisoner of War
Vin was a tail gunner in Lancaster bombers during W.W.2. He was shot downover
Germany and spent some time as a prisoner of war
Vincent was adopted from the Berry Street Foundling Home in East Melbourne