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Alexander George VICKERS.
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- Private Alexander George VICKERS No. 51130 5th Bn. North Staffordshire Regiment
Died 23 May 1918 Aged 18
Son of Albert Edward and Eliza Mary Vickers, nee Crooks and brother of Albert Harold who also died in the great war. In 1911 he was living with his parents and siblings at 29 Violet Street, Derby. At rest in Nottingham Road Cemetery, Derby
Some notes from what remains of his army records.
He joined up aged 17 years and 361 days on the 27 February 1917 and was posted to the army reserve. He was born 31 December 1899 and lived with his parents and siblings at 29 Violet Street, Derby, occupation, clerk. He was mobilized 9 February 1918 and posted to the depot of the North Staffordshire Regiment. On the 23rd May 1918 he died of tuberculosis meningitis at the City Hospital, Leys Road, Lincoln. (Known as in the military as 4th Northern General Hospital, Lincoln.)
Also commemorated on this headstone Private A H Vickers No. 82314 2nd/5th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment
Died 21 March 1918 aged 19.
Commemorated on Arras Memorial, France
At rest at Derby (Nottingham Road Cemetery), Derbyshire.
