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VICKERMAN, Wilfrid Tennyson
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3442 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 October 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Beeford, Yorkshire, England, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Fitzroy, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Missionary |
| Died: | Glenhuntly, Victoria, Australia, 1972, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Cann River Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3442, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 16 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 3442, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 3442, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Medic, Melbourne | |
| 14 Feb 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 38th Infantry Battalion, From 2nd Pioneer Battalion | |
| 31 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3442, 38th Infantry Battalion, Multiple wounds. Invalided to England on 5 September 1918 | |
| 21 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3442, 38th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was given as Hanover Street, Fitzroy, Victoria.
Son of Annie Vickerman, Beeford, Yorkshire, England
Commenced return to Australia on 16 January 1919 aboard HT Demosthenes disembarking on 2 March 1919.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1940c Wilfrid married Winifred Piper in Victoria