Thomas Henry VICKERS

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Service Number:	1647
Enlisted:	17 February 1916, Enlisted at Newcastle, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	34th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Liverpool, England, 14 February 1897
Home Town:	Newcastle, Hunter Region, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Memorials:

17 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1647, 34th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Newcastle, NSW
2 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 1647, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
2 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 1647, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney
25 Dec 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1647, 34th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2md Military District as medically unfit due to pulmonary tuberculosis

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Address at the time of enlistment was C/- Mrs Smith, Glenrock Plains, Macleay River, NSW.

Prior to coming to Australia Thomas served on a training ship for four years in North Wales

Son of Thomas Hickey Vickers of Liverpool, NSW

Commenced return to Australia 27 September 1917 aboard HT Suevic disembarking on 20 November 1917

Medal: British War Medal