BICKFORD, Charles Reginald
| Service Number: | 9161 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 September 1916, Perth, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Subiaco, Nedlands, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Public School & Technical College, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Engineering Draughtsman & Assistant Engineer |
| Died: | Illness, Gerringong, New South Wales, Australia, 31 May 1984 |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 7 Sep 1916: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 9161, Field Company Engineers, Perth, Western Australia | |
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| 16 Jan 1917: | Promoted Australian Army (Post WW2), Second Lieutenant, 13th Field Company Engineers | |
| 22 Mar 1918: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Lieutenant, 9161, Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Mar 1918: | Embarked Australian Army (Post WW2), Lieutenant, 9161, Field Company Engineers, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 22 Mar 1918: | Promoted Australian Army (Post WW2), Lieutenant |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Charles Reginald BICKFORD was born in Clifton Hill, Victoria in 1894
His parents were Stephen Sawle BICKFORD & Caroline DIMOND
He enlisted in Perth, WA on 7th September, 1916 & rose through the ranks from Private to Lieutenant - embarked from Sydney on 22nd March, 1918 on the HMAT Runic with the Engineering Field Company, General Reinforcements - he was also with the 4th Australian Divisional Engineers & the 13th Field Company Engineers
Charles returned to Australia on 5th December, 1919 on the ship Konigin Luise - date of discharge unknown
He married Kathleen May JONES in Western Australia in 1920
He died on 31st May, 1984 in Gerringong, NSW
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His son Douglas Fitzgerald BICKFORD (SN428902) RAAF was Killed in Action on 31st March, 1944 during WW2
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