Nicholas BICKFORD

BICKFORD, Nicholas

Service Number: 1716
Enlisted: 7 January 1915
Last Rank: Lance Corporal
Last Unit: 2nd Training Battalion
Born: Ravenswood, Victoria, Australia, 4 April 1895
Home Town: Ravenswood, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling: Ravenswood State School No. 1113, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Natural causes, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 24 November 1975, aged 80 years
Cemetery: Kangaroo Flat Cemetery, Victoria
Memorials: Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Kangaroo Flat Ravenswood State School Honour Roll
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World War 1 Service

7 Jan 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1716, 6th Infantry Battalion
13 Apr 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1716, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
26 May 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1716, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, No details
19 Mar 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 6th Infantry Battalion, Reverted to Private at own request 30 March 1916.
23 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1716, 6th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières
29 Sep 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 6th Infantry Battalion
7 Dec 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1716, 6th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, In trenches near Gueudecourt. GSW scalp (slight).
19 Sep 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2nd Training Battalion, England
18 Apr 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1716, 2nd Training Battalion

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Biography contributed by Robert Wight

Brother of:

SN 1518 Cpl Robert John Bickford MID, 21st Btn (DOW 12 Jan 1917);

SN 815 Cpl William Bickford 14th Btn (KIA 11 Apr 1917) &

SN 1519 Pte Edward Bickford 21st Btn (KIA 26 Aug 1916).