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VICKERY, Ernest Cornelious
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 756 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 August 1914, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newbridge, New South Wales, Australia, 5 August 1886 |
| Home Town: | Cootamundra, Cootamundra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Contractor |
| Died: | Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia, 15 August 1968, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cootamundra General Cemetery Church of England area, Section C, Grave 479 |
| Memorials: | Mandurama & District HR |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 756, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 756, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 756, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 8 Oct 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during the operations East of Ypres 4/5th October and 9/10th October. He was one of a party carrying rations to the forward area. Several horses were blown out and drivers wounded and other horses being bogged. He had to load and unload his waggon several times under heavy fire. He set a fine example to those around him and greatly assisted in getting the supplies to the front line. London Gazette on 28 January 1918, page 1404, position 125. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 27 June 1918, page 1391, position 122 | |
| 28 Nov 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 756, 1st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Matthew Vickery and Susannah Vickery of West Macquarie, NSW
Husband of Maud Louisa Vickery nee Fletcher of Cootamundra, NSW. Ernest and Maud married during 1909c in Tumut, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 31 July 1918 aboard HT Malta as submarine guard disembarking on 29 September 1918
Medals: Military Medal, 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal