Gilbert WICKHAM

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Service Number:	2649
Enlisted:	28 May 1915, Brisbane, Qld
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 7 October 1887
Home Town:	Melton, Melton, Victoria
Schooling:	Rosebud State School & Melton State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Farm hand
Died:	11 March 1964, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Monto Cemetery, Qld
Memorials:	Melton War Memorial

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28 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2649, 15th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Qld
16 Aug 1915:	Involvement Private, 2649, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
16 Aug 1915:	Embarked Private, 2649, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane
23 Oct 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2649, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, TOS Lemnos
11 Feb 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 15th Infantry Battalion, Egypt
8 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2649, 15th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, GSW to buttock. Evacuated to hospital (France). Rejoined unit 4 October 1916.
11 Apr 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2649, 15th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (First), GSW to chest (penetrating lung). Evacuated to UK then RTA.
8 Dec 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2649, 15th Infantry Battalion, RTA 27 September 1917 and discharged as MU (wounds).

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