
| Regimental number | 10/898 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Hastings |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Address | Southland Road, Hastings |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 27.6 |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Weight | 143 lbs |
| Next of kin | William Vickers, Oliphant Street, Hastings |
| Previous military service | Hawkes Bay Mounted Rifles Corps (disbanded) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Hastings |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Chunuk 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 details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Age at death | 28 |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22020724 |
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