Vickery, Donald George Roberts

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M.B., Ch.M., M.R.A.C.P. • Gunner, 25th Bde., A.F.A.,A.I.F., France. Enlisting in January, 1916, and sailing 30th September, arrived in France in January, 1917, and fought at Armentieres, Houplines, Fleurbaix, Messines, Menin Road, Polygon Wood and Ypres, being wounded at Glencorse Wood 26th September. After being in hospital at Boulogne and Rouen in October and November, returned to battery and served at Ploegsteert Wood, Amiens and Villers-Bretonneux, the August Offensive, St. Quentin, Hindenburg Line and elsewhere until demobilisation. Early education at Sydney Grammar School.

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Early education at Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst, Sydney, Australia
1916

Enlisted 23 Mar 1916 at Victoria Barracks : Paddington [ Sydney, NSW Australia ]
1917

Military service as Gunner at Armentieres -- Nord, France ; Villers-Bretonneux --, France ; Amiens -- Somme, France 1917
1919

Returned to Australia 18 Apr 1919
1923

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1923
1923

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1923
1935

General Practitioner at Bellevue Hill -- NSW, Australia 1935
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General Practitioner at Bellevue Hill -- NSW, Australia

Gender

Male

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