Alexander “Sandy” Vincent
Trooper · #16913 / 10560120 · T1 Patrol
| Rank | Trooper |
|---|---|
| Service number | #16913 / 10560120 |
| Patrol | T1 Patrol |
| Regiment | 2 NZEF |
| Known as | “Sandy” |
| Died | 1970-12-23 |
| Record | https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/145503 |
What this roll records
His service number has deliberately NOT been prefixed NZ. This card carries two figures, 16913 and 10560120, and the second is an eight-digit British Army number of the kind issued from 1942. Which of the two is his and which belongs elsewhere needs settling before either is labelled.
Cenotaph-verified 27 Jul 2026 (record link added).
Additional service number(s) from Rhodesia roll: 10560120. Source: Rhodesia Nominal Roll (Brendan O’Carroll).
Barce Raid, Sept 1942 (courtesy Tarek el Mahdy): A/T breda / driver — Picked up by S2
Aged 56 at death. Buried/commemorated: Andersons Bay RSA Cemetery, Dunedin (Block 10A, Plot 28). Truck driver in civilian life. Embarked/served with 2nd NZ Divisional Cavalry Regiment. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.
Took part in the Barce Raid with T1 Patrol, 13/14 September 1942. Source: Brendan O’Carroll, ‘The Kiwi Scorpions’ (Appendix VIII, T1 Patrol members who took part in the Barce Raid, September 1942).
See him in the full roll →Where this comes from
- AKA added from the LRDG Preservation Society’s Troopers roll (missing information).
- Additional sources (AWMM Online Cenotaph). Nominal Roll 2NZEF No. 4, p.361. Unit history: Loughnan, R. (1963). Divisional Cavalry. Also cited: Allan Steel Cemetery Project (2020).
- Listed in the LRDG Preservation Society’s Troopers roll.
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