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WICKENS, Cecil Vernon
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 79, W66824 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 March 1942, Nedlands, WA |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Blackwood, SA, 7 July 1889 |
| Home Town: | Nedlands, Nedlands, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Sturt Street State School, Adelaide High School |
| Occupation: | Clark |
| Died: | Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia, 25 March 1942, aged 52 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Adelaide High School Great War Honour Board, Adelaide Sturt Street Public School Great War Roll of Honour, Blackwood War Memorial, Unley Sturt Football Club WW1 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Oct 1914: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 79, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
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| 22 Oct 1914: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 79, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Port Lincoln, Adelaide |
World War 2 Service
| 25 Mar 1942: | Involvement Lieutenant, W66824 | |
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| 25 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Nedlands, WA | |
| 25 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, W66824 | |
| 30 Sep 1944: | Discharged |
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From Adelaide High School Magazine, Michaelmas, 1914, p 7-9
Corporal Vernon A. Wickens gained an exhibition at the P.T.S. [Pupil Teacher School] in December, 1902.
Since leaving school he has been at the A.M.P. Office, Adelaide. Mr. Wickens is well known
as a prominent football player. He has been accepted in the Light Horse Regiment
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