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WICKHAM, Frank Horace
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3966 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 August 1915, Enlisted Adelaide allocated to 12th reinforcement’s 10th Battalion from D Company 2nd Base Infantry Depot |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Nairne South Australia, 17 April 1886 |
| Home Town: | Kensington Park, Burnside, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Nairne State School South Australia |
| Occupation: | Bricklayer |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Springbank, South Australia, 24 October 1955, aged 69 years |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Acacia Path B Section Plot 229 |
| Memorials: | Norwood Football Club War Veterans |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3966, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted Adelaide allocated to 12th reinforcement’s 10th Battalion from D Company 2nd Base Infantry Depot | |
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| 2 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3966, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 2 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3966, 10th Infantry Battalion, RMS Malwa, Adelaide | |
| 31 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3966, 10th Infantry Battalion, In a theatre of war ( Egypt) on or prior to the 31st December 1915 | |
| 29 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 10th Infantry Battalion, Embarkation Alexandria Egypt with Battalion for France. Arrive Marseilles 4th April 1916. | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3966, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 15 Dec 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 10th Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength of the Battalion in the field Belgium (Ypres) from 1st Australian Division Base Depot Etaples. | |
| 8 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Miscellaneous Hospitals - WW1, Evacuated to 45th Casualty Clearance Station Chronic Bronchitis France then onto Southwark General Hospital England for further treatment. | |
| 14 Jul 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 10th Infantry Battalion, Rejoined Unit in the field ex Hospital | |
| 31 Jul 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3966, 10th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3966, 10th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood | |
| 1 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3966, 10th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918 | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3966, 10th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens | |
| 7 Feb 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3966, 10th Infantry Battalion, RTA to 4MD Adelaide on HT Lancashire for discharge TPE | |
| 10 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3966, 10th Infantry Battalion, Discharged 4MD Adelaide Termination Period of Enlistment |
Personal Stories
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WW1 Service : 3966 Frank Horace Wickham 10th Infantry Bn 1915-1919 Egypt & France
WW2 Service: S212565 Frank Horace Wickham A Company 4th Garrison Bn Adelaide 14th October 1939 to 27th November 1939 Discharge Medically Unfit.
Late of Echunga South Australia