WICKENS, Harry George
| Service Number: | 7314 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 December 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 13th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Isle of Wight, England, 1 April 1887 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Timber-getter/Brickmaker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 14 October 1917, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Dochy Farm New British Cemetery Grave reference: III. E. 6. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7314, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Sapper, 7314, 6th Field Company Engineers, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 7314, 6th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
| 14 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 7314, 13th Field Company Engineers, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7314 awm_unit: 13th Field Company, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-14 |
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"...7314 Lance Corporal Harry George Wickens, 13th Field Company Engineers, of Brisbane, Queensland. Prior to his enlistment on 8 December 1915 Lance Corporal Wickens was employed as a timber getter. He embarked with his company aboard the HMAT Star of Victoria (A16) on the 31 March 1916 from Sydney, NSW. Lance Corporal Wickens was killed in action on 14 October 1917 in France. He is buried in the Dochy Farm New British Cemetery, Belgium." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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