William John VICKERS

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Service Number:	2560
Enlisted:	18 October 1917, Enlisted at Footscray, Victoria
Last Rank:	Second Class Air Mechanic
Last Unit:	Australian Flying Corps (AFC)
Born:	Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, May 1898
Home Town:	Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Blacksmith
Memorials:

18 Oct 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Class Air Mechanic, 2560, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), Enlisted at Footscray, Victoria
26 Nov 1917:	Involvement 2560, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Indarra embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
26 Nov 1917:	Embarked 2560, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), SS Indarra, Melbourne
22 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Second Class Air Mechanic, 2560, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), Discharged at the 3rd Military District-unit demobilised

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Son of William John Vickers and Elizabeth Vickers nee Gundry of Nicholson Street, Footscray, Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia on 2 June 1919 aboard HS Beltana disembarking on 19 July 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1919 William married Agnes Emily Wilson