Alfred Henry HICKS

HICKS, Alfred Henry

    Service Number: 4142
    Enlisted: 10 September 1915, Enlisted at Lismore, NSW
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 25th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Grafton, New South Wales, Australia, 1883
    Home Town: Grafton, Clarence Valley, New South Wales
    Schooling: Drake, Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: Killed in Action, France, 15 April 1918
    Cemetery: Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension
    Plot V1, Row H. Grave 24. Headstone inscription reads: In memory of the loved son of Mr. & Mrs. Hicks Tenterfield N.S.W., Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Dernancourt, Picardie, France
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Tenterfield & District Fallen Soldiers Roll of Honor Infantry
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    World War 1 Service

    10 Sep 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4142, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Lismore, NSW
    28 Mar 1916: Involvement Private, 4142, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: ''
    28 Mar 1916: Embarked Private, 4142, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Brisbane
    26 Aug 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4142, 25th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the leg. Embarked for England on 3 September 1916 aboard HS Maheno
    23 Mar 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 69th Infantry Battalion (WW1), From 25th Battalion
    27 Aug 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 25th Infantry Battalion, From 69th Battalion

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of Richard Ivy Hicks and Eliza Jane Hicks of Pelham Street, Tenterfield, NSW

    Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

     

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