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VICKERS, Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2731, V7033 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 August 1914, Enlisted at South Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia, 18 December 1894 |
| Home Town: | Bairnsdale, East Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Salesman |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 2 August 1965, aged 70 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Boronia, Wall ZE, Niche 189 and held in perpetuity. Cremation service held on 5 August 1965 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 2731, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at South Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 21 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 2731, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
World War 2 Service
| 1 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, V7033 | |
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| 18 Nov 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, V7033 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Herbert Vickers and Julia Martha Vickers nee Betts of Main Street, Bairnsdale
Commenced return to Australia on 24 September 1918 at Taranto aboard HT Kaiser-a-Hind then transhipped to HT Devon on 13 October 1918 at Suez disembarking at Melbourne of 23 November 1918
Medals WW1: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Husband of Rosaline Ellen Vickers of Omeo House, Bairnsdale, Victoria