Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918
Frederick Horace Wickham in later years, courtesy
of Terry Mannix.
Wickham F H Staff Sergt 9 Frederick Horace Aust Army Pay Corps 23 Public servant Single Pres
Address: Essendon, Elder Pde, 3 (Electoral Roll 1914)
Next of Kin: Wickham, Mary Eliza, Mrs, mother, 3 Elder Pde, Essendon
"Ideal View", May St, Deepdene
Enlisted: 21 Sep 1914
Embarked: A3 Orvieto 21 Oct 1914
Relatives on Active Service:
Duncan-A-W-Sapper-17455 brother-in-law
| Lieutenant Douglas Buzolich, under date of November 28, writes from Zeitoun, where he is completing his training. He advises having found himself attached to the same company as Hugh Boyd, the well-known Melbourne University-Bendigo athlete; also F. H. Wickham, who is attached to the Pay Corps. Peculiarly enough, both Wickham and Boyd have been State quarter-mile hurdles champion, Wickham in 1914, and Boyd back in 1907.
ATHLETICISMS (1916, January 5). Winner (Melbourne, Vic. : 1914 - 1917), p. 9. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article154556184
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ATHLETES
Dated Anzac Day, Lieutenant W. Eric Scott sends a postcard from Egypt, and advises a number of metropolitan amateurs as "all well." The list mentions J. W. Hall, L. Penny, J. W. Cowan, P. J. M'Cormack , (now Captain), W. Kidgell, H. Jackson, F. Rodgerson, and Scott's younger brothers, C. V. [Scott] and G. R. Scott. Q.M.S. Gregory Wheatley, and Lieutenant F. H. Wickham, both of Essendon Harriers, appear on the list, also two M.H. and H. men in H. Peck and N. E. Scott.
Scott.
ATHLETES (1916, May 31). Winner (Melbourne, Vic. : 1914 - 1917), p. 8. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article154553518
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Mrs. A. W. Duncan, of "Dunkeld", Washington street, Essendon, has received news that her youngest brother, Lieutenant F. H. Wickham, has been promoted to captain, and has been appointed a field cashier in France. Captain Wickham, who is 23 years of age, was an officer in the Agricultural Department, Melbourne. He is well known in athletic circles, as he holds several championships, including the quarter-mile hurdle of Victoria.
"WITH THE COLOURS" The Essendon Gazette and Keilor, Bulla and Broadmeadows Reporter (Moonee Ponds, Vic. : 1914 - 1918) 28 September 1916: 6 (Morning.). Web. 27 May 2017 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74594229>.
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G. A. Wheatley is now acting as staff sergeant-major in France, and his brother Horace is with him as a corporal. Other Essendonians include Lieutenant A. J. May (now en route for the front), L. Armstrong (expecting to leave shortly), and F. H. Wickham, the hurdler, who has gained his captaincy.
AMATEUR ATHLETICS. (1916, October 14). The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 - 1946), p. 23. Retrieved May 27, 2017, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140700364
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Capt Fred H Wickham joined the 1st Army Pay Corps and sailed with the first Expeditionary Force. He went away as Sergt, then gained the rank of Lieut. and afterwards became Captain. He was a long time in Egypt, then on the West front in France, and is now at the Administrative HQ, London, E. Like nearly all our men, though impressed by what he has seen, Fred is convinced that there is no country like Australia. His long letters are always packed with interesting things. In his last letter from France he says - "since my last letter the Boche put a lively 5.9 H E into my orchard (where he was billeted) and dug a small hole 17 yards in circumference, and over 2 yards deep - that will give you some idea of the ginger in the HE shell. Our boys brought off their objective, capturing two lines of trenches in gallant style. Fritz got so mad that the last two nights we were in the front he put about 400 shells into our little village, shrapnel, H E, with gas shells as a savoury, but beyond blotting out an Imperial D H Q artillery staff his 'strafe' went unrewarded".
Flemington-Kensington Church News, January 1917.
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CAPTAIN F. H. WICKHAM
Of the same club [Essendon Harriers], Captain F. H. Wickham is at present located at Salisbury Plain, where he is attached to the Australian Pay Corps.
ATHLETES IN ARMS. (1917, May 23). Winner (Melbourne, Vic. : 1914 - 1917), p. 8. Retrieved September 15, 2014, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article154549695
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Wrote to the father of Angus J S Pte 516 regarding his son's death at Gallipoli.
Wrote to the mother of Stelling-G-Pte-1960 regarding her son's death at Gallipoli.
Mentioned in this correspondence
Stelling-Gus-Letter-from-Cairo Sep-Oct 1915
Stelling-G-Letter-en-route- to-Gallipoli Oct 1915
Stelling-Gus-letter-to-Les-Oct-1915
Mentioned in this publication:
Attended a dinner for Brigadier-General Sellheim at the Radium Cinema, Cairo March 1916
War Service Commemorated
Melbourne High School
Flemington Presbyterian Church
In Memoriam
OBITUARY
Mr: F. H. Wickham
Mr. Fred H. Wickham, well known in Melbourne business and sporting circles, died at Royal Melbourne Hospital on Friday night after a long ill-ness.
The late Mr. Wickham was director of the Australian Optical Co, and, before his retirement, acting general manager of Dunlop Rubber Co. Prior to that he was general manager, of Barnet Glass Rubber Co.
He served In World War I as an original Anzac and was president of the Navy, Army and Air Force Club in 1946 and treasurer for many years. He was also a member of the V.R.C., Kingston Heath Golf Club and Melbourne Cricket Club.
Mr. Wickham, who was a bachelor, is survived by a sister. His funeral will leave for Spring Vale crematorium this afternoon after a short service at Sleight's chapel, St. Kilda-road.
OBITUARY (1951, April 30). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206390129
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