Son of Samuel and Nancy Vickers, of 15, Manchester Road, Kearsley, Lancashire.
Vickers, William –
Personal details
- Surname: Vickers
- Forename: William
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Kearsley, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Kearsley, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 28
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: April 23rd, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 18th (3rd City) (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 11153
- Regiment: Manchester Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Manchester, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- Kearsley War Memorial Cross (WWI Plaque)
- St. Stephen's (Kearsley Moor) C.E. Church WWI Roll of Honour (Killed)
- CWGC Memorial: Cuckoo Passage Cemetery, Heninel, Pas de Calais, France
- CWGC reference: A. 52.
Local newspaper entries
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 18/05/1917 06/07/1917 28/12/1917 26/04/1918