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VICKERS, Walter Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3630 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 July 1915, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Runnymeade, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Strathallan, Campaspe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Memorials: | Rochester Holy Trinity Anglican Church Rochester & District Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3630, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria | |
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| 29 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3630, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3630, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 26 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion, From 21st Battalion | |
| 15 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion, From 60th Battalion, at Tel-el-Kebir | |
| 19 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3630, 57th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left knee. Transferred to England on 15 September 1916 aboard HS Jan Breydel | |
| 11 Jun 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3630, 57th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Sometimes known as Thomas Walter Vickers.
Son of James Vickers and Elsie Vickers nee Writ of Strathallan, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia 13 February 1917 aboard HT Ulysses disembarking on 12 April 1917
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
In 1924 Walter was working on Burra Burra Station, Tullamore, NSW. In 1935 he had moved to the Echuca area for employment.