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VICKERS, William Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7123 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 November 1917, Enlisted at Townsville, WLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 3 December 1899 |
| Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Painter |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 2 February 1966, aged 66 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Nudgee Cemetery & Crematorium, Brisbane Plot 8A, Site 308. Interment date given as 2 April 1966 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Nov 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7123, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Townsville, WLD | |
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| 2 Mar 1918: | Involvement Private, 7123, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Ormonde embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 2 Mar 1918: | Embarked Private, 7123, 26th Infantry Battalion, SS Ormonde, Sydney | |
| 3 Jun 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 9th Infantry Battalion, From 26th Battalion | |
| 2 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7123, 9th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Vickers and Margaret Vickers Millican formerly Vickers nee Burns of Perkins Street, South Townsville, QLD.
Commenced return to Australia on 18 July 1919 aboard HT Takada disembarking on 7 September 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 28 October 1922 William married Kathleen Christopher in QLD