Charles Rickoff

Born 1890 or 12.09.1893
Place Krakow, Poland
Ethnic origin Polish
Religion Roman Catholic (WWI), Church of England (WWII)
Father John Rickoff
Mother Josefiena [Josephina] Sankowski
Family

Wife Kathlyn Violet Rickoff (nee Davies), married 1916, Qld; son Mervyn Joseph Rickoff, b. 1917

Arrived at Australia on 'came to Australia when a baby'
Residence before enlistment Brisbane
Occupation Cabinet maker and polisher
Naturalisation Served as naturalised British subject (probably was naturalised with father as a child)
Residence after the war Bundaberg, Qld
Died 1962 Bundaberg

Service #1

Service number 3445A
Enlisted 6.10.1916
Place of enlistment Bundaberg, Qld
Unit 49th Battalion
Rank Private
Place Western Front, 1917-1919
Casualties WIA 1918
Final fate RTA 15.06.1919
Discharged 11.09.1919

Service #2 – WWII

Service number Q207733
Enlisted 1942
Place of enlistment Bundaberg, Qld
Unit 10 Bn VDC
Rank WO Class 2
Discharged 1944

Service #3 – WWII

Service number Q208527
Enlisted 16.08.1944
Place of enlistment Bundaberg, Qld
Unit 10 Bn VDC
Discharged 21.10.1945

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