Albert Thomas Ticklie Memorial

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c. 1917

Overview

Framed memorial to Albert Thomas Ticklie.
Outer frame made from painted black timber. Inner portrait and biographical information surrounded by pre-printed card featuring the words "For King and Country", and illustrations of a Rising Sun badge, a black swan, kangaroo and a wreath made from the leaves, flowers and fruits of a gum tree, all representing Australia. At the base is a depiction of a lion representing the British Empire. On either side are the flags of Australia and the United Kingdom. Small black metal ring at top for hanging.

Historical information

Albert Thomas Ticklie was born in Victor Harbor, South Australia.
He enlisted, aged 25, in Perth, Western Australia, on 6 October, 1915, with the 13th Reinforcement of the 16th Battalion, A.I.F..
He embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 29 January 1916.
He was awarded the Military Medal after helping wounded back to the allied lines under fire during the Battle of Pozieres.
He was listed as missing after the Battle of Bullecourt when he was last seen in a German trench with a wound to the throat and other injuries from a bomb explosion. No wounded were removed when a withdrawal took place .
His body was never found and he was presumed to have died of wounds where he lay, on 11 April, 1917, aged 27 years.
He has no known grave and is commemorated at the Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-119-RoW00005

Item type

Artefacts

Ephemera

Themes

War and Conflict
War and Conflict > World War 1

Material

Width

260 mm

Height or length

330 mm

Inscriptions and markings

At top of internal frame -
"For King and Country"

Central photo and biography -
"In Loving Memory of
LANCE-CORPORAL ALBERT THOMAS
TICKLIE, M.M.
No. 4347. 48th Battalion.

Enlisted in the A.I.F. in Perth on the 6th of Octo-
ber, 1915, and went into camp at Blackboy, where
he went through his preliminary training. He
sailed for Egypt on the 29th of January, 1916, remain-
ing there a short period, completing his training.
He then proceeded to France, he saw heavy fight-
ing at Pozieres and Bullicourt. It was on the event-
ful 11th of April, 1917, where the West Australians
distinguished themselves at Bullicourt, that the
above hero was killed. He received his medal for
carrying wounded under heavy machine gun fire
at Pozieres. He was 27 years of age at the time
of his death. This history was compiled by his
brother, Mr. James Ticklie, who resides at Arma-
dale, West Australia."