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VICKERS, Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6187 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 August 1915, Enlisted at Warwick Farm, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 1st Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Born: | Rochester, Victoria, Australia, 1876 |
| Home Town: | Lavington, Albury Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engine Driver |
| Died: | Ivanhoe, Victoria, Australia, 23 September 1959, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Albury Pioneer Cemetery, NSW Plan 2, Section COE, Row B, Grave 11 |
| Memorials: | Euroa Telegraph Park |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 6187, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, Enlisted at Warwick Farm, NSW | |
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| 10 Dec 1915: | Involvement Driver, 6187, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Barambah embarkation_ship_number: A37 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Dec 1915: | Embarked Driver, 6187, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Barambah, Melbourne | |
| 24 Aug 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 6187, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to deafness |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Vickers and Mary Anne Vickers nee Bramley of Rochester, Victoria
Husband of Jessie Scott Vickers nee Louden of Lavington, NSW. Robert and Jessie married during 1901c in Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 12 May 1918 aboard HT Ulysses
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal