HICKS, William Stanley
| Service Number: | 870 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mount Egerton, Victoria, Australia, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 870, Depot Battalion | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 870, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 870, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 870, 31st Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Private STANLEY HICKS.
The last that was seen of Pte. Stan. Hicks was on No Man's Land after Pozieres fight. He was then lying wounded. No trace could be found of him after wards and after hoping in vain for 13 months to hear of his being a prisoner, his people have had to accept the official record that he died of wounds that day. Pte. Hicks was an Egerton boy and had been a resident of Footscray about 4 years. He was the only son of Mr and Mrs W. Hicks, of 42 Lynch St. He joined the 31st battalion in July 1915, being then employed by the Harbor Trust. After a long spell in Egypt, Pte Hicks went to France. He was a footballer of note in the Egterton and Gordon district.
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