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WICKHAM, Barry Kevin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6709761 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (4RAR) |
| Born: | Oatlands, Tasmania, Australia, 29 November 1949 |
| Home Town: | Maydena, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Glenora District High School, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Log truck driver |
| Died: | Suicide, Maydena, Tasmania, Australia, 3 December 1996, aged 47 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Tasmania Wellington Gardens, Niche Wall, A.I.F. 51, Number 2, Row F |
| Memorials: |
Service History
Vietnam War Service
| 13 May 1971: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 6709761, 4th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (4RAR) |
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Personal Stories
Barry Kevin Wickham
Barry Kevin Wickham born in Oatlands but left there to move to Maydena. Maydena was his hometown when he was called up to the Vietnam war. His brother Robert also was called up but he injured his knees and sent home. Barry went to Maydena primary school and then Glenora District high school. He loved his job driving the big Mack's for ANM. On his return from Vietnam he was never the same. Life was hard for these veterans both mentally and physically. He took his own life on 3rd December 1996, he was 47.
I'm his sister Vanessa Stevenson nee Wickham
Submitted 20 May 2024 by Vanessa Stevenson
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