WICKHAM, Hector Reginald

WICKHAM, Hector Reginald – A Southern Downs Veteran

CONFLICT : WWII
SERVICE NO : 414114
RANK : Warrant Officer
UNIT : 20 Squadron
ENLISTMENT DATE : 20/07/1941
AGE : 20
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT : Brisbane, Queensland
PLACE OF BIRTH : Maryborough, Queensland
RELIGION : Church of England
PRE-WAR OCCUPATION : Farm Hand
DATE OF DEATH : 28/01/1945
PLACE OF BURIAL : No Known Grave, Laoet Straits

MEMORIALS : Greymare and District Honor Roll, Warwick War Memorial, Warwick The Fallen 1939-1945, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Maryborough WWII Roll of Honour, Maryborough No 3 Wireless Air Gunners’ School Memorial Wall, Ambon Memorial to the Missing

View this person’s Service File : WICKHAM, Hector Reginald

NOTES : Hector died when the Catalina aircraft he was on was lost in a storm after completing a successful mission. His older brother John Walter Wickham Q7290 also served in WWII.

Hector was the youngest son of Walter Watson and Florence Ethel Wickham. His schooling was undertaken at Greymare State School and Slade School in Warwick. Hector married Dorothea Georgina Elson of Maryborough.

He was a member of the 11th Light Horse Regiment for 2 years until he was discharged on transfer to the RAAF.

Read about Southern Downs Military History here.