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

Arrived at Australia

Residence before enlistment Charleville, Qld

Occupation 1917 labourer, 1940 labourer

Service 1
service number 8086
enlisted 30.07.1917
POE 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
POE Bendigo, Victoria
unit LHQ School of sigs
discharged 1947

Naturalisation Served as Russian subject

Residence after the war Bendigo, Vic

Died 2.07.1973, Rese, Victoria

Materials

Digitised WWI service records (NAA)

Digitised Embarkation roll entry (AWM)

Personal case file 1 2 3(NAA)

WWII service records 1 2 (digitised) (NAA)

Blog article

Russian

English