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HICKS, Colin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1003 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 October 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Whittlesea, Victoria, Australia, 1879 |
| Home Town: | Mernda, Whittlesea, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Wounds, Gallipoli, 14 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey Buried at sea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1003, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1003, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1003, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas James Hicks and Agnes Hicks nee Smith of Whittlesea, Victoria
Next of kin given as his father Thomas James Hicks of 'Braeburn', Mernda, Victoria late of Whittlesea. Later changed to his step-mother Mary Hicks of the above address. Half brother to Mabel Hicks
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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