Wickham Edwin DAW
Service Numbers: 2260, S47645
Enlisted: 24 May 1915, Keswick, South Australia
Last Rank: Signaller
Last Unit: 4MD Lines of Communication Signals (and PMG)
Born: Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, South Australia , 19 May 1893
Home Town: Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Natural Causes, South Australia, 12 November 1978, aged 85 years
Cemetery: Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia
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Memorials: Hackney St Peter's College Honour Board, Kingscote Kangaroo Island WW1 Roll of Honour, Kingscote Public School Roll of Honor, Penneshaw Kangaroo Island Men Roll of Honor WW1
Peacetime
24 May 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia
World War 1 Service
23 Jun 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, SN 2260, 10th Infantry Battalion
23 Jun 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, SN 2260, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide
World War 2 Service
3 Jun 1942: Involvement AIF WW1, Signaller, SN S47645, 4MD Lines of Communication Signals (and PMG)
National Archives Australia
Family
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Descendants of :
Arthur DAW
Generation 1
1. Arthur DAW was born 14 Aug 1859 in Little Para, SA and died 27 Aug 1949 in Edwardstown, Adelaide. He married Clara Emma CALNAN 21 Oct 1891 in St Paul`s, Port Adelaide. She was born 29 Dec 1871 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 29 Apr 1949 in Edwardstown, SA, daughter of Charles CALNAN and Mary Ann WILLIAMS.
Other events in the life of Arthur DAW
Property: 1882, Hd Menzies Sect 164, 166 243 acres
Residence: 1923, Dauncey St., Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA
Occupation: 1923, Auctioneer and Valuer
Electoral roll: BET 1939 & 1943, Kingscote, Kangaroo Island
Children of Arthur DAW and Clara Emma CALNAN:
i. 2. Wickham Charles Edwin DAW was born 19 May 1893 in Brownslow, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 12 Nov 1978
ii. Arthur Theodore DAW was born 19 Sep 1895 in Queenscliffe, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 15 Feb 1902 in Birkenhead, SA
iii. John Hartley DAW was born 28 Nov 1897 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 11 Apr 1981 in SA. He married Ida Blanca ANDERS 22 Apr 1924 in Mile End, SA. She was born 30 Jan 1899 in Freeling, SA and died 26 Jan 1965 in Largs, SA, daughter of Ernst Adolph ANDERS.
iv. Baden Powell DAW was born 04 Apr 1900 in Kangaroo Island, SA and died 05 Mar 1925 in Mile End, SA
Generation 2
2. Wickham Charles Edwin DAW was born 19 May 1893 in Brownslow, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 12 Nov 1978. He married Una Florence SECOMBE 05 Feb 1924 in Adelaide, SA. She was born 22 Dec 1898 in Portland Estate, SA and died 20 Oct 1975 in SA, daughter of William Henry SECOMBE.
Other events in the life of Wickham Charles Edwin DAW
Military: 2260 6/10th Batt. S47645 4MD Lines of Communication Signals (and PMG)
Burial: St Marys Anglican, SA
Children of Wickham Charles Edwin DAW and Una Florence SECOMBE:
i. Arthur Baden Secombe DAW was born 12 Jun 1925 in Alberton, SA and died 01 Jun 2018 in Adelaide, SA. He married Joyce McNEIL. He married Kay KEEBLE.
Last updated :12 June 2021
