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William Charles TICKNER

Regimental number3497
Place of birthGoulburn, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationHospital attendant
AddressGoldsmith Street, Goulburn, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Height5' 10.5"
Weight168 lbs
Next of kinFather, Mr Tickner, Goldsmith Street, Goulburn, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date16 July 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 5 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 4 January 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date27 April 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia from England on board HT 'Morvada', 4 January 1919; discharged (medically unfit: shrapnel wound, left thigh), Sydney, 27 April 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death12 March 1956
Place of burialWoden Cemetery, ACT
SourcesNAA: B2455, TICKNER William Charles

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