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VICKERS, Harold
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2687 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 June 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Manchester, England, 12 September 1886 |
| Home Town: | Manly, Manly Vale, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | New South Wales, Australia , 19 August 1956, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Frenchs Forest Bushland Cemetery, Northern Beaches Council, New South Wales, Australia Anglican area, Row O, Grave 48. Interred on 21 August 1956 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2687, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 9 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2687, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2687, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 14 Sep 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2687, 4th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was given as La Perouse Street, Manly, NSW
Harold served a seven year carpentry apprenticeship with the Eccles Corporation of Eccles, Manchester, England
Son of J Vickers and Elizabeth Ellen Vickers of Cannon Street, Eccles, Manchester, England
Commenced return to Australia on 24 June 1916 aboard HT Euripides disembarking on 5 August 1916
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During the January 1939 bushfires Harold Solier Setelment property at Frenchs Forest, NSW his home and contents were completely destroyed.