Regimental number | 3293 |
Place of birth | Shepparton, Victoria |
School | State School and University College, Shepparton, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Journalist |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 174 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Wicking, Poath Road, Oakleigh, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 21st Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | New Irish Farm Cemetery (Plot XXI, Row F, Grave No. 12), St Jean-Les-Ypres, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Shepparton Cemetery, Victoria. Parents: John (d. 1 January 1920, aged 60; bu. Shepparton) and Annie WICKING (d. 28 October 1925, aged 79; bu. Shepparton) |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 60th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 26 February 1916. Transferred to and taken on strength, 59th Bn, 15 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Presume Buried In No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WICKING Oswald Mallam |