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VICCARS, Richard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 13977 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 September 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Lal Lal, Moorabool, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Porter |
| Died: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia , 5 October 1974, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Clarendon Cemetery (Vic) |
| Memorials: | Lal Lal WWI Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 13977, Army Medical Corps (AIF), Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 29 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 13977, Army Medical Corps (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 13977, Army Medical Corps (AIF), HMAT Kanowna, Sydney | |
| 12 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 14th Field Ambulance, From Army Medical Corps at Tel-el-Kebir | |
| 25 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 13977, 14th Field Ambulance, Severe back wound. Embarked HS Princess Elizabeth for England on 10 October 1917 | |
| 20 Aug 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 13977, 14th Field Ambulance, Discharged at the 3rd MIlitary District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Richard Viccars and Elizabeth Viccars nee Hocking of Lal Lal, via Ballarat, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 12 March 1918 aboard HT Field Marshall as nursing staff disembarking on 22 May 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal