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BICKLEY, Maurice James
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | SX29472, S43945, 33639 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 March 1943, Morphett Creek, Northern Territory |
| Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Wallaroo, South Australia, 19 October 1924 |
| Home Town: | Wallaroo, Copper Coast, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Wallaroo High School |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Memorials: | Wallaroo Lloyd Memorial 'Welsh' Congregational Church Honour Board |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 7 Mar 1943: | Involvement Sapper, S43945 | |
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| 7 Mar 1943: | Involvement Sapper, SX29472 | |
| 7 Mar 1943: | Enlisted Morphett Creek, Northern Territory | |
| 7 Mar 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX29472 | |
| 1 Feb 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX29472 | |
| 1 Feb 1946: | Discharged | |
| 14 Jan 1949: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 33639 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Second youngest in a family of nine father died 1930 when 6 yrs old, left school early to support mother.Joined Army reserve 1942 then enlisted in regular army1943 continued to send money home to mother,
Allocated to 2/2 Railway Construction Company had trouble adjusting to army life, sent to borneo 1945 possibly on hmas westralia and returned to australia and discharged early 1946.
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