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VICKERY, William Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2505 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 June 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bunyip, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Northcote, Darebin, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Sandringham, Victoria, Australia, 20 July 1975, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2505, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 16 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 2505, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 2505, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 18 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2505, 8th Infantry Battalion, Shell wound to the right arm. Transferred to England on 24 August 1916 aboard HS Newhaven | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 2505, 8th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the right thigh. Transferred to England on 16 November 1917 aboard HS Warilda | |
| 22 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 2505, 8th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Vickery and Evelyn Vickery nee Price of Albion Hotel, Charles Street, Northcote, Victoria. William assisted hid father in managing the hotel
Commenced return to Australia on 16 March 1919 aboard HT Wandilla then transhipped to HT Kanowna on 16 April 1919 at Suez disembarking on 22 May 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1927c William married Annie Ashby in Victoria