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WICKES, Sylvanus Walter
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2272 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Moonta, 6 June 1890 |
| Home Town: | Mount Barker, Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Painter |
| Died: | 2 June 1973, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Mount Barker Soldiers' Memorial Hospital Roll of Honor, North Adelaide Public School Roll of Honor, Prospect Roll of Honour G-Z WWI Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 May 1916: | Enlisted | |
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| 12 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2272, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2272, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 2272, 43rd Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 11 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA |
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World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Wounded 2272, 43rd Infantry Battalion |
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