Henry BICKERTON

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Service Number:	6538
Enlisted:	14 September 1916, Place of Enlistment, Hobart, Tasmania.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bishop Auckland, Durham England , July 1896
Home Town:	Hobart, Tasmania
Schooling:	Board School, Bishop Auckland, England
Occupation:	Sailor
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 8 October 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)

14 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6538, 12th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Hobart, Tasmania.
20 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 6538, 12th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 6538, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne

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