Samuel Arthur VICKERS

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Service Number:	5460
Enlisted:	7 October 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Sapper
Last Unit:	12th Field Company Engineers
Born:	Manchester, England, 25 November 1875
Home Town:	Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	New South Wales, Australia , 12 August 1940, aged 64 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Independent General Section, Zone F, Section L, Grave 436. Unmarked
Memorials:

7 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 5460, 5th Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
17 Dec 1915:	Involvement 5460, 5th Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
17 Dec 1915:	Embarked 5460, 5th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Berrima, Sydney
18 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 12th Field Company Engineers
20 Jun 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 5460, 12th Field Company Engineers, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to varicose veins

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Husband of Emily Jane Vickers of Coppin Street, Richmond, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 12 April 1916 aboard HT Runic disembarking on 14 May 1916

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal