Vickery, Kenneth Firth

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Re-enlisting 30th September, 1915, having returned from Aden in May (a possible member of nucleus for No. 3 Australian General Hospital or R.A.M.C.), sailed as M.O. A.L.H. Reinforcements 8th May, 1916, after organizing camps and other medical duties, and went to Tel-el-Kebir as R.M.O., A.L.H., proceeding to Kantara for Battle of Romani. Was recalled to accompany artillery reinforcements to France about the end of August and later served at Salisbury Plain till invalided to hospital in January, 1917. Returning to France in March, joined 9th Australian Field Ambulance early in June and was R.M.O. 34th and 26th Battns., at 3rd Canadian and 65th British Casualty Clearing Stations and R.M.O. 2nd Canadian Tunnelling Coy. Rejoining ambulance, was at Battles of Messines and Ypres till again invalided to England in November from Dickebusch. Returning to France late in December, was S.M.O. Base Camp, Havre, till June, 1918, when again invalided, and boarded for Australia, being demobilised at Randwick Hospital as permanently unfit for military service in May, 1919. Promoted major, 4th October, 1917. HH M.B., Ch.M., D.P.H.; D.M.R.E. (Camb.) : Major, A.A.M.C., A.I.F., Egypt, England and France. Early education at Sydney Grammar School.

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1901

Early education at Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst, Sydney, Australia 1901
1911

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1911
1911

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1911
1915

Medical Practitioner at Sydney -- NSW, Australia 1915
1915

Medical Officer at Little Bay -Coast Hospital- NSW, Australia 1915
1915

Enlisted 30 Sep 1915
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Military service as Major at Egypt --, Egypt ; Wingate, England --, United Kingdom ; France --, France
1920

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1920
1921

Junior Assistant Microbiologist at New South Wales -- NSW, Australia 1921
1922

Medical Officer for Health at Newcastle -- NSW, Australia 1922
1924

Tertiary education at University of Cambridge, Cambridge University, Cambridge, England 1924
1925

Medical Practitioner at North Sydney -Lachlan Chambers,230 Miller Street- NSW, Australia 21 March 1925
1937

Medical Practitioner at Vaucluse -- NSW, Australia 1937

Gender

Male

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