VICKERS, Henry
Service Number: | 1143 |
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Enlisted: | 2 July 1915, Enlisted Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Driver |
Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron |
Born: | Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
Home Town: | Bairnsdale, East Gippsland, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
2 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1143, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted Melbourne, Victoria | |
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20 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1143, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
20 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 1143, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Kyarra, Melbourne | |
15 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 3rd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron , From 8th Light Horse Regiment | |
9 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance | |
21 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 3rd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron , From the 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance | |
12 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 1143, 3rd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron , Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Herbert Vickers and Julia Martha Vickers nee Betts of Bairnsdale, Victoria.
Brother of Arthur Vickers who returned to Australia on 13 October 1918 Having served with the 2nd Field Artillery Brigade
Commenced return to Australia on 10 July 1919 aboard HS Oxfordshire disembarking on 13 August 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal