VICKERS, William Thomas
| Service Numbers: | 1992, 1922 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 May 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Pittsworth, Queensland, Australia, 15 April 1889 |
| Home Town: | Pittsworth, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 20 August 1981, aged 92 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Millmerran War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 31 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1992, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 22 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 1922, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 1922, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Boonah, Sydney | |
| 13 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1992, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit | |
| 13 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1992, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Grimmitt Vickers and Charlotte Vickers nee Stower of Rocky Creek, Millmerran, QLD.
Brother of Alfred Joseph Vickers who was killed in action on 28 March 1918 while serving with the 47th Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on the Viller-Vretonneux Memorial and also Harold George Vickers who was killed in action on 15 March 1917 and is buried in the Beaulencourt British Cemetery Plot 1, Row G, Grave 9.
Commenced return to Australia on 13 March 1919 aboard HT Ulimaroa disembarking on 19 April 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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