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HICKS, Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6979 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 October 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lismore, New South Wales, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Burringbar, Tweed, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Murwillumbah, New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia, 24 March 1954, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Murwillumbah General Cemetery Church of England area |
| Memorials: | Burringbar War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6979, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 25 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6979, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6979, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 3 May 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6979, 15th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Hamilton H. Hicks and Eliza J. Hicks of Cudgera Creek, Burringbah, Tweed River, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 1 February 1918 aboard HT Balmoral Castle
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal