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BICKFORD, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 815 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 12 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ravenswood, Victoria, Australia, October 1892 |
| Home Town: | Ravenswood, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Ravenswood State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Bullecourt, France, 11 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, France Plot I, Row G, Grave No. 4, Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Kangaroo Flat Ravenswood State School Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 815, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep 1914: | Involvement Private, 815, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 815, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 815, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 15 Aug 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 815, 14th Infantry Battalion, RTA for discharge due to stiffness in left forearm. Returned to duty 15 December 1915 (Melb). | |
| 18 Feb 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 815, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 815, 14th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm | |
| 30 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 815, 14th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 1 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
| 24 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 815, 14th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (First) | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 815, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 815 awm_unit: 14 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-04-11 |
Personal Stories
A postcard to his mother
William sent a postacrd to his mother that was in the form of a photo of his mate Jim Johnson - James Bassett Johnson also of the 14th - my Grandfather
That photo of my Grandfather is now with us thanks to the Bickford family.
Submitted 31 December 2015 by Alan Thompson
Biography contributed by Robert Wight
Brother of:
SN 1518 Cpl Robert John Bickford MID, 21st Btn (DOW 12 Jan 1917);
SN 1519 Edward Bickford 21st Btn (KIA 26 Aug 1916) &
SN 716 Lce Cpl Nicholas Bickford 6th Btn (RTA 1919).
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