WICKHAM, John Walter

WICKHAM, John Walter – A Southern Downs Veteran

CONFLICT : WWII
SERVICE NO : Q7290
RANK : Trooper
UNIT : 11th Motor Regiment
ENLISTMENT DATE : 22/12/1941
AGE : 23
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT : Gatton, Queensland
PLACE OF BIRTH : Maryborough, Queensland
RELIGION : Church of England
OCCUPATION : Farmer
DATE OF DEATH : 12/12/1990
PLACE OF BURIAL : Warwick, Queensland

MEMORIALS :

View this person’s Service File : WICKHAM, John Walter

NOTES : John’s brother Hector Reginald Wickham 414114 was Killed in Action during the Second World War.

Their parents were Walter Watson and Florence Ethel Wickham of Greymare, Queensland.

While John was at Slade School he served as a cadet in the 11th Light Horse Militia. After his discharge from the Army on January 7, 1943, he became a member of the Reserves.

Other members of his family to serve in the Australian Defence Force were Gilbert Percy Wickham 3752 WWI and Q226793 WWII, Hector Reginald Wickham 414114 Killed in Action, Charles Robert Wickham Q226794 and Edwin Charles Wickham 1203032.

Read about Southern Downs Military History here.