Thomas James Arthur HICKS

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HICKS, Thomas James Arthur

Service Number:	3760
Enlisted:	13 August 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 23 April 1972
Home Town:	Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Queensland, Australia, 28 November 1939, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland Interred on 29 November 1939. Plot 10, Grave 76, Row 36
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World War 1 Service

13 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 15th Infantry Battalion
30 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 3760, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
30 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 3760, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney
9 Aug 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3760, 15th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to varicose veins

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Husband of Sarah Matilda Hicks nee Noyes of Short Street, Red Hill, QLD. Thomas and Sarah married on 22 April 1899 in QLD. Father of Lily May B. Hicks, Myra Elsie B. Hicks and Edward B. Hicks

Commenced return to Australia on 10 June 1916 aboard HT Itonus disembarking on 18 July 1916

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Biography contributed by Robert Kearney

Birth Registration Details

Name: Thomas James Arthur Hicks
Birth Date: 23 Apr 1872
Birth Place: Queensland
Registration Year: 1872
Registration Place: Queensland, Australia
Father: William Hicks
Mother: Caroline Burbury
Page Number: 6615
Registration Number: B013945

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