Francis John HICKS

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Service Number:	5291
Enlisted:	7 December 1914, Enlisted at Ipswich, QLD
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	9th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bartley, England, 1886
Home Town:	Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Baker
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 24 April 1918
Cemetery:	Meteren Military Cemetery Plot 111, Row F, Grave 705
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

7 Dec 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5291, Field Bakeries and Butcheries, Enlisted at Ipswich, QLD
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 5291, Field Bakeries and Butcheries, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 5291, Field Bakeries and Butcheries, HMAT Berrima, Melbourne
26 Dec 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, Field Bakeries and Butcheries
8 Mar 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st Field Bakery and Butchery
28 Sep 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Field Bakery and Butchery
27 Mar 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 9th Infantry Battalion, Had previously reverted in ranks at his own request
24 Apr 1918:	Involvement Private, 5291, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5291 awm_unit: 9th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-24

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Address at the time of enlistment was 'Rylstone', Park Road, Brisbane South, QLD

Son of James Hicks of Alma Cottage, High Street, Bathford, Somerset, England

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