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HICK, Albert Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 29958 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 March 1916, Enlisted at Warragul, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 14th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1879 |
| Home Town: | Warragul, Baw Baw, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Drouin, Victoria, Australia, 7 August 1930, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Drouin Public Cemetery, Victoria Commemorated with a plaque in the Victoria Garden of Remembrance |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 29958, Australian Field Artillery - 116th to 120th Howitzer Batteries: AIF, Enlisted at Warragul, Victoria | |
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| 3 Oct 1916: | Involvement Driver, 29958, Australian Field Artillery - 116th to 120th Howitzer Batteries: AIF, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Oct 1916: | Embarked Driver, 29958, Australian Field Artillery - 116th to 120th Howitzer Batteries: AIF, HMAT Aeneas, Melbourne | |
| 3 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , From the 116th to 120th Howitzer Battery | |
| 5 Oct 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 29958, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Remained on duty | |
| 23 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 29958, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Daniel Hick and Mary Hick nee Lewis of 'Grahm Vale', Shepparton, Victoria. Brother of Stanley Hick who was killed in action on 16 September 1915 while serving with the 4th Light Horse Regiment and is buried in the Shell Green Cemetery. Plot 1, Row H, Grave 7 and Charles Daniel Hick who returned on Australia on 23 July 1919 having served with the 58th Battalion disembarking on 11 September 1919
Commenced return to Australia 1 April 1919 aboard HT Shropshire disembarking on 15 May 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal