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BICKFORD, Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1519 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 April 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ravenswood, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Ravenswood, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Ravenswood State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Mouquet Farm, France, 26 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Kangaroo Flat Ravenswood State School Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1519, 21st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 28 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1519, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT A35 Berrima | |
| 29 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1519, 21st Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli | |
| 26 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1519, 21st Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, Killed by artillery/shrapnel |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Robert George and Hannah Jane Bickford, of Ravenswood, Victoria.
Biography contributed by Robert Wight
Brother of:
SN 1518 Cpl Robert John Bickford MM, 21st Btn (DOW 12 Jan 1917);
SN 815 William Bickford 14th Btn (KIA 11 Apr 1917) &
SN 716 Lce Cpl Nicholas Bickford 6th Btn (RTA 1919).
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