Regimental number | 2991A |
Place of birth | Southbrook, Queensland |
School | State School, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Millmerran, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, William G. Vickers, Rocky Creek, Millmerran, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 31st Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 31st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Bapaume, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 21.8 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Beaulencourt British Cemetery (Plot I, Row G, Grave No. 9), Ligny-Thilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 119 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Grimmett and Charlotte VICKERS, Millmerran, Queensland |
Family/military connections | Brother Alfred Joseph Vickers killed in action and William Thomas Vickers LH Egypt and Palestine. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |