WICK, John
| Service Numbers: | 3466, 3466A |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland., 24 September 1884 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Warloy, France, 5 April 1918, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension Plot VIII Row F Grave 25 , Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, Warloy-Baillon, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 3466, 4th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
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| 25 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 3466, 4th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 5 Apr 1918: | Involvement Private, 3466A, 4th Pioneer Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3466A awm_unit: 4th Australian Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-05 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 33 and the son of John and Annie Wick, (nee Fobister) of William Rd., Kirkwall, Orkney Isles, Scotland.
Enlisted Brisbane.
1891 Census: 2 Cursiters Close, Kirkwall. Australian Deaths: Queensland. Mother's name Ann Foubister. Occ Cook. NoK: Mrs Thomas Wilson, (Sister) Willow Road, Kirkwall, Orkney. Residence: Cutpool. He is commemorated on the war memorials at Deerness and at Kirkwall on Orkney. He is also remembered on a tablet in Kirkwall Cathedral .
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
1891 Census: 2 Cursiters Close, Kirkwall.
Australian Deaths: Queensland. Mother's name Ann Foubister. Occ Cook. NoK: Mrs Thomas Wilson, (Sister) Willow Road, Kirkwall, Orkney. Residence: Cutpool.
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