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Frederick William WICKING

Regimental number169
Date of birth1895
Place of birthGarvoc, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStation hand
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Wicking, 'Brookfield', Wiley Street, Waverley, New South Wales
Enlistment date12 October 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/12/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on 20 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 28 November 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Family/military connectionsBrother: 7602 Pte Francis Thomas WICKING, 1st Bn, died of wounds, 18 April 1918.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsName recorded on Embarkation Roll as William Frederick WICKING.
Date of death17 January 1965
Age at death70
Place of burialCremated: Rookwood Crematorium, Sydney, New South Wales

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