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VICKERS, John Robert Grasby
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6068 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 June 1916, Enlisted at Mackay, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | Tunnelling Companies |
| Born: | Scottar, England, England, 18 April 1879 |
| Home Town: | Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mine Foreman |
| Died: | Manly, Queensland, Australia, 22 July 1954, aged 75 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
South Brisbane Cemetery, Queensland Grave 8A, Row M. Grave is unmarked. |
| Memorials: | Mackay Old Town Hall Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 6068, Tunnelling Companies, Enlisted at Mackay, QLD | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 6068, Tunnelling Companies, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 6068, Tunnelling Companies, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 16 Aug 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 6068, Tunnelling Companies, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to rheumatism |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Robert Vickers and Harriet Vickers nee Beals of Scottar England, Lincolnshire England Scottar.
Husband of Lily Jane Vickers nee Holliday of Kent Street, Rockhampton, QLD. John and Lily married on 10 March 1902 in QLD.
Commenced return to Australia on 4 May 1917 aboard HT Runic disembarking on 5 July 1917 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane
Medal: British War Medal