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VICKRESS, Charles Henry
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 3952, 3942 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 August 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Bombardier |
| Last Unit: | 12th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Cheshire, England, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Abbotsford, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Port Macquarie, New South Australia, 1968, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3952, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 23 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3942, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3942, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 17 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 12th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 7 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , Wound to the leg. Transferred to England on 18 May 1917 | |
| 20 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Bombardier, 3952, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Frederick Vickress and Lydia Vickress of Gipps Street, Abbotsford, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 8 May 1919 aboard HT Devanka disembarking on 23 June 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal