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VICARY, Arthur James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2921 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 July 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 10th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | King's Nympton, Devon, England, January 1887 |
| Home Town: | West Wyalong, Bland, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Eucalyptus Distiller |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 9 January 1964, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Tweed Heads Lawn Cemetery Old area, Grave L23 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2921, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 30 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2921, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2921, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 16 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , From 13th Battalion | |
| 11 Feb 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 2921, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to sclerosis and lumbago |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was given as Eucalyptus Works, West Wyalong, NSW.
Son of Charles Arthur Vicary and Grace Emily Vicary of East Emlett, Morehard Bishop Devon, England.
Brother of Frederick Charles Vicary who 21 May 1919 having served in the 10th Field Artillery Brigade; Richard Vicary who returned to Australia on 12 May 1917 having served with the 17th Battalion
Returned to Australia on 3 January 1918 aboard HT Themistocles.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Husband of Dorothy E. Vicary nee Shanks. Arthur and Dorothy married during 1922c in Sydney, NSW