Charles William HICKS MID

HICKS, Charles William

    Service Numbers: Not yet discovered
    Enlisted: 22 March 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria. Rank of Sub Lieutenant
    Last Rank: Captain
    Last Unit: 1st Divisional Ammunition Column
    Born: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 13 February 1894
    Home Town: Northcote, Darebin, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Draughtsman
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    World War 1 Service

    22 Mar 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria. Rank of Sub Lieutenant
    4 Jun 1915: Embarked 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train, HMAT Port Macquarie, Melbourne
    4 Jun 1915: Involvement 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Macquarie embarkation_ship_number: A39 public_note: ''
    10 Apr 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, 12th Field Artillery Brigade
    7 Sep 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 1st Division Artillery
    7 Sep 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, 1st Division Artillery
    15 Sep 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Captain, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , From 1st Divisional Artillery Brigade
    7 Apr 1918: Honoured Mention in Dispatches, For work during the period from 22nd September 1917 until 24th February 1918 while serving with the 1st Divisional Artillery London Gazette on 28 May 1918, page 6201, position 26 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 24 October 1918, page 2055, position 117
    17 Sep 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Captain, Wounds to the back and left arm. Invalided to England on 20 September 1918
    4 Dec 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Captain, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column
    4 Mar 1920: Discharged AIF WW1, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, Discharged at the 3rd Military District.

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of Samuel Hicks and Ann Hicks nee Mogdridge of MItchell Street, Northcote, Victoria

    Husband of Elsie Alma Hicks nee Purser of Richmond Cambridge Terrace Malvern, SA formerly of Westbourne Park, SA. Charles and Elsie married during 1922c in Victoria

    Commenced return to Australia on 25 November 1919 on HT Yrpinga

    Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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