BICKHAM, Clifford William George
| Service Number: | 783 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 March 1916, 92nd Infantry |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lefroy, Tasmania, Australia, 14 May 1897 |
| Home Town: | Lefroy, George Town, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in action, Messines, Belgium, 7 June 1917, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bedford House Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium Plot CII, Row H, Grave No. 21 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, George Town Municipality Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 783, 40th Infantry Battalion, 92nd Infantry | |
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| 1 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 783, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 783, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 783, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 783 awm_unit: 40th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-06-07 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Clifford Bickham was the son of Henry and Mrs. Mary Ann Bickham, Lefroy, Tasmania. His father had passed away in 1909 when Clifford was twelve years of age.
Clifford enlisted the same day as his older brother, Charles Bickham on 30 March 1916. He was measured at six feet two inches in height. They were given consecutive regimental numbers in the 40th Battalion, (Tasmanian).
Clifford joined the 40th Battalion on the Western Front during February 1917 and was killed during the first day of the 3rd Division’s attack at Messines, Belgium on 7 June 1917.
His older brother, 784B Cpl. Charles Henry Bickham 40th Battalion AIF, died a few months later near Passchendaele, on 12 October 1917, aged 30. A third brother, Colin Bickham, was sent home to Australia during 1918 due to the deaths of his two brothers.
They were the sons of Henry and Mrs. Mary Ann Bickham, Lefroy, Tasmania. The father had passed during 1909, so their widowed mother received all of their entitlements.
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