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BICKERS, Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Division Artillery |
| Born: | Rupanyip, Victoria, Australia, 21 February 1884 |
| Home Town: | Queenscliff, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Professional Soldier, Royal Garrision Artillery |
| Memorials: | Queenscliff Royal Australian Garrison Artillery Third Military District Honor Roll |
Service History
Non Warlike Service
| 1 Jun 1906: | Involvement The Royal Artillery (Garrison) |
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World War 1 Service
| 4 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4, Siege Artillery Brigade | |
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| 17 Jul 1915: | Involvement Sergeant, 4, Siege Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jul 1915: | Embarked Sergeant, 4, Siege Artillery Brigade, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne | |
| 1 Oct 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Battery Quartermaster Sergeant, Siege Artillery Brigade, England | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Battery Quartermaster Sergeant, 4, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, Battle for Pozières | |
| 1 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, France | |
| 4 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 2nd Division Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF, France | |
| 15 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 2nd Division Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF, France | |
| 29 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Belgium | |
| 20 Dec 1917: | Honoured Military Cross, Third Ypres, For his work with the Trench Mortars near Westhoek on 23 September 1917. | |
| 27 Feb 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 2nd Division Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF, France | |
| 19 Jul 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 2nd Division Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF, France | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 2nd Division Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF, "The Last Hundred Days" | |
| 28 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 2nd Division Artillery, RTA 27 April 1919 |
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