Frederick William VICKERY MM

VICKERY, Frederick William

    Service Number: 3056
    Enlisted: 14 February 1916, Enlisted at Perth, WA
    Last Rank: Sergeant
    Last Unit: 5th Pioneer Battalion
    Born: Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, 24 February 1878
    Home Town: Bayswater, Bayswater, Western Australia
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Telephone Linesman
    Died: Bunbury, Western Australia, 8 May 1971, aged 93 years, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Bunbury General Cemetery, Bunbury, Western Australia
    Salvation Army Section B, Grave 16
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    World War 1 Service

    14 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3056, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Perth, WA
    9 Nov 1916: Involvement Private, 3056, 6th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
    9 Nov 1916: Embarked Private, 3056, 6th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Fremantle
    3 Oct 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 3056, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Severe wound to the right elbow. Transferred to England on 10 October 1917
    31 Oct 1917: Honoured Military Medal, Near Glenconse Wood on the afternoon of 24th September 1917 Corporal Vickery was engaged with a party building a forward plank road. While work was in progress the party were heavily shelled, causing casualties to his party and to infantry passing along the road. The party became scattered and somewhat disorganised in consequence. With great courage Corporal Vickery. assisted Lieut. Pierce in organising parties to clear the wounded from the shelled area, and at the same time reorganised the working party. His splendid example rallied the men and the work was completed London Gazette on 17 December 1917, page 13200, position 85. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 2 May 1918, page 1038, position 15
    15 Sep 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3056, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of Charles Vickery and Martha Jane Vickery nee Little of Wendover, Aylesbury England 

    Husband of Mary Elizabeth Vickery nee Hollingworth of MacGann Street, Bayswater, WA.

    Commenced return to Australia on 19 June 1919 aboard HT Windhuk disembarking on 7 August 1919

    Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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