Charles Reginald BICKFORD

BICKFORD, Charles Reginald

Service Number: 9161
Enlisted: 7 September 1916, Perth, Western Australia
Last Rank: Lieutenant
Last Unit: Field Company Engineers
Born: Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia, 1894
Home Town: Subiaco, Nedlands, Western Australia
Schooling: Public School & Technical College, Western Australia
Occupation: Engineering Draughtsman & Assistant Engineer
Died: Illness, Gerringong, New South Wales, Australia, 31 May 1984
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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World War 1 Service

7 Sep 1916: Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 9161, Field Company Engineers, Perth, Western Australia
16 Jan 1917: Promoted Australian Army (Post WW2), Second Lieutenant, 13th Field Company Engineers
22 Mar 1918: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Lieutenant, 9161, Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
22 Mar 1918: Embarked Australian Army (Post WW2), Lieutenant, 9161, Field Company Engineers, HMAT Runic, Sydney
22 Mar 1918: Promoted Australian Army (Post WW2), Lieutenant

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

Charles Reginald BICKFORD was born in Clifton Hill, Victoria in 1894

His parents were Stephen Sawle BICKFORD & Caroline DIMOND

He enlisted in Perth, WA on 7th September, 1916 & rose through the ranks from Private to Lieutenant - embarked from Sydney on 22nd March, 1918 on the HMAT Runic with the Engineering Field Company, General Reinforcements  - he was also with the 4th Australian Divisional Engineers & the 13th Field Company Engineers

Charles returned to Australia on 5th December, 1919 on the ship Konigin Luise - date of discharge unknown

He married Kathleen May JONES in Western Australia in 1920

He died on 31st May, 1984 in Gerringong, NSW

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His son Douglas Fitzgerald BICKFORD (SN428902) RAAF was Killed in Action on 31st March, 1944 during WW2

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