Francis James HICKS

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Service Number:	2041
Enlisted:	18 November 1915, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps
Born:	Yea, Victoria, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Woomargama, Greater Hume Shire, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Memorials:

18 Nov 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2041, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW
16 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 2041, 7th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Malakuta embarkation_ship_number: A57 public_note: ''
16 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 2041, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Malakuta, Sydney
2 Nov 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps
21 Oct 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Son of William Hicks and Ann Jane Hicks of Woomargama, NSW

Commenced return to Australia on 24 July 1919 aboard HT Dongola disembarking on 28 August 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1922c Francis married Agnes M. Mayer in Holbrook, NSW