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BICKFORD, Nicholas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1716 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Training Battalion |
| Born: | Ravenswood, Victoria, Australia, 4 April 1895 |
| Home Town: | Ravenswood, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Ravenswood State School No. 1113, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 24 November 1975, aged 80 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kangaroo Flat Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Kangaroo Flat Ravenswood State School Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1716, 6th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 13 Apr 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1716, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 26 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1716, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, No details | |
| 19 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 6th Infantry Battalion, Reverted to Private at own request 30 March 1916. | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1716, 6th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 29 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 6th Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Dec 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1716, 6th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, In trenches near Gueudecourt. GSW scalp (slight). | |
| 19 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2nd Training Battalion, England | |
| 18 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1716, 2nd Training Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
Brother of:
SN 1518 Cpl Robert John Bickford MID, 21st Btn (DOW 12 Jan 1917);
SN 815 Cpl William Bickford 14th Btn (KIA 11 Apr 1917) &
SN 1519 Pte Edward Bickford 21st Btn (KIA 26 Aug 1916).
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