| Regimental number | 21403 |
| Place of birth | Port Rickaby, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Lineman |
| Address | Stanthorpe, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 33 |
| Height | 5' 9.5" |
| Weight | 160 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, T Rickaby, Port Vincent, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
| Unit name | 9th Field Artillery Brigade, Brigade Ammunition Column |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/36A/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Margaret RICKABY |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 11 May 1916; admitted to ship's hospital, 10 June 1916 (venereal disease); discharged from ship's hospital, 18 June 1916; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 9 days; disembarked Devonport, England, 10 July 1916. Admitted to hospital, 13 December 1916 (bronchitis); rejoined unit, 15 December 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 29 December 1916. Transferred to 3rd Division Artillery Details, 6 January 1917. Transferred to 12th Field Artillery Brigade, 4 February 1917, and posted to 46th Battery, 9 February 1917. Appointed Saddler, 1 June 1917. Admitted to 50th Field Ambulance, 8 July 1917 (pyrexia, unknown origin); transferred to Casualty Clearing Station, 9 July 1917; to 53rd General Hospital, Boulogne, 10 July 1917 (trench fever); to 3rd Stationary Hospital, Rouen, Rouen, 25 July 1917; to Base Depot, 26 July 1917; to 11th Convalescent Depot, Buchy, 27 July 1917; discharged to Base Depot, 21 August 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, Belgium, 4 September 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 30 October 1917; admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, while on leave, 5 November 1917 (venereal disease); discharged, 29 January 1918; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 86 days. Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 29 January 1918 (debility); discharged, 19 February 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Kenilworth Castle', 12 March 1918 (debility); transshipped to 'Field Marshall, Durban, South Africa, 23 April 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 22 May 1918, for onward travel to Brisbane; discharged (medically unfit), 19 July 1918. War service: 2 years 317 days (of which 2 years 12 days were abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Cause of death: tuberculosis |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 44 |
| Place of burial | AIF Cemetery, West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, RICKABY George Summers |