VICKERS, Wilfred
| Service Numbers: | N10099, N471606 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 February 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Colonel |
| Last Unit: | 9th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Young, NSW, 11 March 1884 |
| Home Town: | Drummoyne, Canada Bay, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Fort Street High School; Sydney University |
| Occupation: | Medical Practitioner |
| Died: | Sydney, NSW, 9 March 1946, aged 61 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jul 1915: | Embarked Captain, Hospital Transport Corps, HMAT Orsova, Sydney | |
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| 14 Jul 1915: | Involvement Captain, Hospital Transport Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 1 May 1916: | Embarked Captain, 9th Field Ambulance, HMAT Benalla, Sydney | |
| 1 May 1916: | Involvement Captain, 9th Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' |
World War 2 Service
| 20 Feb 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Colonel, N10099 | |
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| 31 Mar 1944: | Enlisted N471606 |
World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Embarked Captain, Army Medical Corps (AIF), HMAT Kanowna, Brisbane | |
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| Date unknown: | Involvement Captain, Army Medical Corps (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: '' |
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Served in WW2 N10099 N471606
Col Wilfred Vickers, a well-known Sydney surgeon, died at Sydney on Saturday.
Col Vickers was a DSO from the First World War, and a Knight of St. John. He was one of the chief men in the Commandery of the Order of St. John in Australia, being director of the ambulance. He played a prominent part in the formation of the order in Australia.
He was a past president of the R.M.A., and a member of the consultative council on infantile paralysis. Dr. Vickers's degrees included M.B., Ch. M. (Sydney), and F. R. A. C. S. He is survived by Mrs. Vickers. The remains were cremated yesterday.
SUDDEN DEATH OF
DR. VICKERS
Collapsed At Home
"LOSS TO COMMUNITY"
The death of Dr. Wilfred Vickers, president of the Royal Alexandria Hospital for Children, occurred at Parramatta District Hospital on Saturday. Dr. Vickers collapsed while feeding poultry at his home in Hastings Road, Castle Hill, early on Saturday morning. He was discovered unconscious by his neighbour, Councillor Whitling, who Immediately summoned the ambulance.
Dr. Vickers was rushed to hospital, but died two hours after admission. He would have been 63 on Monday.
Dr. Vickers was honorary orthopaedic surgeon at Royal Alexandria
Hospital for Children, Prince Henry Hospital, and Parramatta District
Hospital. He served in World War I, won the D.S.O., and recently was appointed Commander of the Order of St. John. He was a past president of the B.M.A., and a member of the consultative council on infantile paralysis.
Dr. Vickers' degrees included M.B., Ch.M.. (Sydney), and F.R.A.G.S.
He is survived by Mrs Vickers. Mourners from all walks of life were present at Northern Suburbs Crematorium on Sunday. Major-General Plant and Colonel Bolton represented the army; Dr. Robert Dey, the B.M.A., and the acting State president (Mr. Ken Bolton), the R.S.L.
Baulkham Hills Council was represented by Councillor A. Whitling
and the shire clerk (Mr. Hain).
Pall-bearers were members of the Castle Hill District R.S.L., of which
Dr. Vickers had been president for two years prior to his retirement this year.
'Many members of the sub-branch, headed by the president (Mr. Fred Ackling), attended.
During his term as president, Dr. Vickers raised the sub-branch from
a lowly 'state to its present record membership. He will be sadly missed by the diggers.
"The death of Dr. Vickers is a sad blow to us all. He was a great man, and we loved and respected him," was the tribute paid by the Matron of Parramatta District Hospital. Councillor A. Whitling: "The best part of his life was spent in doing good for others in a voluntary cap acity. His untimely death is a great loss to the community, and especially to the people in the Castle Hill district. During his comparatively short residence among us, we had learned to appreciate his many sterling qualities."
Mr. H. C. Hain: "Dr. Vickers was one of the most kindly and considerate men I have ever met. Next to his great lifetime of work for suffer ing humanity, we at Castle Hill will always remember his work for returned men.
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