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VICARS, James Malcolm Kither
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7457 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 May 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station |
| Born: | Parkside, South Australia, 16 August 1896 |
| Home Town: | Wahroonga, Ku-ring-gai, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Woollen Manufacturor |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 14 September 1953, aged 57 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland |
| Memorials: | Glenelg Congregational Church Roll of Honor, Hackney St Peter's College Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7457, 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 23 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 7457, 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 7457, 1st Stationary Hospital (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 7457, 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 7457, 1st Stationary Hospital (AIF), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 4 Sep 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7457, 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to anaemia and heart irritability.Suitable for home service |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Vicars and Sarah Vicars nee Kither of Burns Road, Wahroonga, NSW formerly of Parkside, SA.
Commenced return to Australia 11 April 1916 aboard HT Runic disembarking on 14 May 1916
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1923c James married Doris E. Rowe in Sydney, NSW