Frank Joseph Wicks

Born 8.01.1895
Place St Petersburg, Russia or Warsaw, Poland
Ethnic origin Russian? / Polish?
Religion Roman Catholic
Father Peter
Mother Francesca
Family

Wife Mary Wicks (nee Parkinson), son Alexander Frank Wicks b. 1922 and 2 children

Residence before enlistment Charleville, Qld
Occupation 1917 labourer, 1940 labourer
Naturalisation Served as Russian subject
Residence after the war Bendigo, Vic
Died 2.07.1973, Rese, Victoria

Service #1

Service number 8086
Enlisted 30.07.1917
Place of enlistment Charleville, Qld
Unit 1st Tunnelling Company
Rank Sapper
Place Western Front, 1918-1919
Final fate RTA 4.07.1919
Discharged 19.09.1919

Service #2 – WWII

Service number V80080
Enlisted 1939
Place of enlistment Bendigo, Victoria
Unit LHQ School of sigs
Discharged 1947

Materials

Blog article

Russian

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