Bruce Watson Vickery 1919–2005 – Australian Royalty: Genealogy of the colony of New South Wales

Bruce Watson Vickery, 1919–2005 (aged 85 years)

Vickery, Bruce Watson (1919-2005)

Name

Bruce Watson Vickery

Name: Bruce Watson /Vickery/
Given names: Bruce Watson
Surname: Vickery

Gender Male


Birth	November 3, 1919 44 42 Saddlesworth, South Australia, Australia Source: Document - Marriage Certificate
Event	World War II January 14, 1942 (aged 22 years) Source: Website - National Archives of Australia - Recordsearch Text: Bruce enlisted on 14 Jan 1942. He was described as a labourer aged 25 years 11 months with 1 child over 16, height 5 foot 6 inches, blue eyes, light brown hair. He had a small scar on left wrist and on his left shin and knee. Bruce had a series of medical problems during his war service. He had a hernia, scabies, dental problems and impetigo and a recurrent streptococcal skin infection for which he was judges unfit to serve in humid climates. He served time in the artillery training regiment. He remained in Australian throughout his enlistment and was discharged on 28 Nov 1945.
Death	September 28, 2005 (aged 85 years)
Burial	September 30, 2005 (2 days after death) Aberdare, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Source: The Ryerson index to contemporary death notices and obituaries in Australian newspapers. [datatase on-line]. n.p., Ryerson Index Inc. Text: VICKERY Bruce Watson Funeral notice 30SEP2005 Funeral 86 at St John's Anglican Church, Cessnock, late of Calvary Retirement Commnuity, formerly of Cessnock Newcastle Herald 29SEP2005 Vickery, Bruce Watson (1919-2005) - plaque

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Family with parents
father	Links Birth: June 11, 1875 31 31 — Gilbert, South Australia, Australia Death: August 14, 1950 — South Australia, Australia Burial: Magill, South Australia, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jessie May Watson Lesbia Marion Vickery Albert Arthur Vickery Leonard Herbert Vickery Edna May Vickery Stewart Coventry Vickery Bruce Watson Vickery Harry Herbert Vickery 1875–1950 Birth: June 11, 1875 31 31 — Gilbert, South Australia, Australia Death: August 14, 1950 — South Australia, Australia
mother	Links Birth: May 3, 1877 21 — Gilbert, South Australia, Australia Occupation: Teacher — between 1897 and 1929 — Mintaro Station, South Australia, Australia Death: December 15, 1930 — Knights Well, South Australia, Australia Burial: Magill, South Australia, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Harry Herbert Vickery Lesbia Marion Vickery Albert Arthur Vickery Leonard Herbert Vickery Edna May Vickery Stewart Coventry Vickery Bruce Watson Vickery Jessie May Watson 1877–1930 Birth: May 3, 1877 21 — Gilbert, South Australia, Australia Death: December 15, 1930 — Knights Well, South Australia, Australia
elder sister	Links Birth: 1911 35 33 — South Australia, Australia Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Lesbia Marion Vickery 1911– Birth: 1911 35 33 — South Australia, Australia Death:
-6 years elder brother	Links Birth: January 23, 1905 29 27 — Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Death: July 29, 1972 Burial: Willaston, Gawler, South Australia, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Albert Arthur Vickery 1905–1972 Birth: January 23, 1905 29 27 — Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Death: July 29, 1972
18 months elder brother	Links Birth: July 24, 1906 31 29 — Willaston, South Australia, Australia Death: June 25, 1987 Burial: South Australia, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Leonard Herbert Vickery 1906–1987 Birth: July 24, 1906 31 29 — Willaston, South Australia, Australia Death: June 25, 1987
18 months elder sister	Links Birth: about 1907 31 29 Marriage: 1937 — Maylands, South Australia, Australia Death: August 8, 1970 — South Australia, Australia Burial: South Australia, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Leonard Charles Burman Edna May Vickery 1907–1970 Birth: about 1907 31 29 Death: August 8, 1970 — South Australia, Australia
elder sister	Private –
elder brother	Links Birth: January 16, 1915 39 37 — Clare, South Australia, Australia Military: World War II — between 1940 and 1945 Death: 1976 — Malvern, Victoria, Australia Cremation: March 2, 1976 — Springvale, Victoria, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Stewart Coventry Vickery 1915–1976 Birth: January 16, 1915 39 37 — Clare, South Australia, Australia Death: 1976 — Malvern, Victoria, Australia
5 years himself	Links Birth: November 3, 1919 44 42 — Saddlesworth, South Australia, Australia Event: World War II — January 14, 1942 Death: September 28, 2005 Burial: September 30, 2005 — Aberdare, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Maria McCord Bruce Watson Vickery 1919–2005 Birth: November 3, 1919 44 42 — Saddlesworth, South Australia, Australia Death: September 28, 2005

Family with Maria McCord
himself	Links Birth: November 3, 1919 44 42 — Saddlesworth, South Australia, Australia Event: World War II — January 14, 1942 Death: September 28, 2005 Burial: September 30, 2005 — Aberdare, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Maria McCord Bruce Watson Vickery 1919–2005 Birth: November 3, 1919 44 42 — Saddlesworth, South Australia, Australia Death: September 28, 2005
wife	Links Birth: 1926 42 39 — Cessnock, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Death: 2004 — Cessnock, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Bruce Watson Vickery Maria McCord 1926–2004 Birth: 1926 42 39 — Cessnock, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Death: 2004 — Cessnock, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia
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Birth	Source: Document - Marriage Certificate
Event	Source: Website - National Archives of Australia - Recordsearch Text: Bruce enlisted on 14 Jan 1942. He was described as a labourer aged 25 years 11 months with 1 child over 16, height 5 foot 6 inches, blue eyes, light brown hair. He had a small scar on left wrist and on his left shin and knee. Bruce had a series of medical problems during his war service. He had a hernia, scabies, dental problems and impetigo and a recurrent streptococcal skin infection for which he was judges unfit to serve in humid climates. He served time in the artillery training regiment. He remained in Australian throughout his enlistment and was discharged on 28 Nov 1945.
Burial	Source: The Ryerson index to contemporary death notices and obituaries in Australian newspapers. [datatase on-line]. n.p., Ryerson Index Inc. Text: VICKERY Bruce Watson Funeral notice 30SEP2005 Funeral 86 at St John's Anglican Church, Cessnock, late of Calvary Retirement Commnuity, formerly of Cessnock Newcastle Herald 29SEP2005

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Burial	Vickery, Bruce Watson (1919-2005) - plaque
Media object	Vickery, Bruce Watson (1919-2005)

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October 23, 2020 – 23:22:06

Author of last change: australianroyalty

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Family with parents
father Parents Samuel Vickery Hannah Middlebrook	Harry Herbert Vickery 1875–1950
mother Parents James Watson Janet Coventry	Jessie May Watson 1877–1930
elder sister	Lesbia Marion Vickery 1911–
elder brother	Albert Arthur Vickery 1905–1972
elder brother	Leonard Herbert Vickery 1906–1987
elder sister Family Leonard Charles Burman	Edna May Vickery 1907–1970
elder sister	Private
elder brother	Stewart Coventry Vickery 1915–1976
himself	Bruce Watson Vickery 1919–2005

Family with Maria McCord
himself	Bruce Watson Vickery 1919–2005
wife Parents Samuel Moffat McCord Marion Macfarlane Knight	Maria McCord 1926–2004
son	Private
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daughter	Private
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Descendants

Bruce Watson Vickery(1919–2005)
- Maria McCord