Frank Lawrence VICKERS

Regimental number10/898
Date of birth28 February 1887
Place of birthHastings
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationJournalist
AddressSouthland Road, Hastings
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27.6
Height5' 10"
Weight143 lbs
Next of kinWilliam Vickers, Oliphant Street, Hastings
Previous military serviceHawkes Bay Mounted Rifles Corps (disbanded)
Enlistment date14 August 1914
Place of enlistmentHastings
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 23), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mrs T. Vickers, 403 Nelson Street, Hastings, Hawke's Bay, and the late Mr W. Vickers
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli Campaign, 12 April 1915.

Wounded in action, 29 April 1915 (gunshot wound, shoulder); admitted to No.1 Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 1 May 1915; transferred to Convalescent Hospital, Helouan, 17 May 1915; discharged to duty, 21 May 1915.

Marched into New Zealand and Australia Base Depot, Alexandria, 30 May 1915.

Proceed overseas to the Dardanelles, 14 June 1915; rejoined unit, 20 June 1915.

Reported as 'missing in action, 8 August 1915'.

Finding of Board of Enquiry, Moascar, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, 'now believed to be dead, 8 August 1915'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Age at death28
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22020724

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