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HICKS, Sydney
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2589 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 June 1916, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 44th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Swinton, England, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Collie, Collie, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Bunbury, Western Australia, 7 October 1977, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Bunbury General Cemetery, Bunbury, Western Australia General area, Section A, Grave 93 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2589, 44th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 9 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2589, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2589, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Fremantle | |
| 1 Dec 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2589, 44th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit due to weakness of the right knee |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Lettice Ann Hicks nee Preston of 'Ewington'. Collie, WA. Sydney and Lettice married during 1912c in Wellington, WA
Commenced return to Australia on 24 July 1918 aboard HT Boonah disembarking on 11 September 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal