Service number 42623 Royal Australian Airforce
The Bickerton family moved to Dandenong where Richard attended school.
The Dandenong Journey 24 December 1931 Dandenong West Primary School.
Richard and Elsie eventually moved to Gulgong and then Ryde New South Wales.
Richard died on 23 July 1977 at Ryde New South Wales (Field of Mars Cemetery).
| Name | BICKERTON Richard Henry |
| Service Number | 42623 Royal Australian Airforce |
| Rank | Leading Aircraftman |
| Unit | 1 Aircraft Depot |
| Conflict | Second World War 1939-1945 |
| Date of enlistment |
27 August 1941 at Melbourne |
| Locality on Enlistment | Newport Victoria |
| Served | Australia |
| Date of discharge | 5 December 1945 |
| Medals awarded | TBC |
| Born | 28 May 1923 Beaconsfield Victoria |
| Parents | Ernest Claude Bickerton and Agatha May Sims |
| Married | Elsie Jean Briggs in 1942 in Drummoyne New South Wales, they had one daughter Lynette. |
| Occupation | Mechanic |