TRICKETT, William James Francis
| Service Number: | 6943 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 2 December 1916, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Brigade Signal Troop |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 23 September 1898 |
| Home Town: | Paddington, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Fairlight, New South Wales, Australia, 18 October 1979, aged 81 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW |
| Memorials: |
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
From Illawara Remembers
William James Trickett (6943) was born in Brisbane, Qld.
At enlistment he was 18 years old, single, worked as a clerk and had served with the Senior Cadets and Militia.
William embarked on HMAT A67 Orsova with the Signal Troop 2, Reinforcement 15, on 11th March 1916.
He disembarked in Egypt and joined the AMD Sigs on 26th April 1916. William saw service in Egypt and the Middle East as a signaller. On 27th February 1917, he was transferred to the 1st Signal Troop Anzac Wireless Signal Squadron. He returned to Australia in July 1919 and was discharged on 24th October 1919.
In 1925 William married Doris Boardman in Ballina, N.S.W., and the couple raised 2 children.
William died in Sydney, N.S.W., in 1979.
William is commemorated for his service on the Wesley Mission Roll of Honour, Wollongong, N.S.W.
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