HICKS, Frederick Robert
| Service Numbers: | 1398, 1398A |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 14th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Pembroke, Wales, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Groom |
| Died: | Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia, 1967, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Pinegrove Memorial Park & Crematorium, N.S.W. |
| Memorials: | Sutherland WW1 Memorial Wall |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1398, 12th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 20 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1398, 12th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Uganda, Sydney | |
| 20 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1398, 12th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Uganda embarkation_ship_number: A66 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column, At Moascar | |
| 16 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 1 Aug 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , From 5th Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 24 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 1398A, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Gassed | |
| 1 Mar 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 1398A, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 2nd Military District. Letter A added to his service number 28 August 1916 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was Rocky Point Road, Kogarah, NSW
Son of George Hicks and Mary Jane Hicks of Wales
Next of kin given as his sister Nina Brett of Primrose Street, Rochdale, Lancashire, England. Later changed to his cousin John William Norris of the above address
Between 1 May 1919 and 1 August 1919 he studied Motor Mechanics including Driving and Running Repairs with J.B.O. Tyler of Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, England
On 29 July 1919 he married May Doris Rostron in the Registry Office, Camberwell, London, England. Registrar George Gooding officiated
Commenced return to Australia on 7 November 1919 aboard HT Marathon disembarking on 1 January 1920
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal