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HICKS, Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 3477 , 3477 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 August 1915, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Swinton, Yorkeshire, England, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Collie, Collie, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3477 , 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 1 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3477, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3477, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Benalla, Fremantle | |
| 31 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3477 , 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Wound to the left arm | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Imprisoned Captured at Reincourt and interned at Limburg, Germany. Arrived back in England on 18 December 1918 | |
| 29 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3477 , 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Discharged at the 5th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Henry Hicks of Five Acres, Collie, WA
Aprentice for six months with G.W. Knights of Collie, WA
Commenced return to Australia on 1 May 1919 aboard HT China disembarking on 1 June 1919
Medals: 19144-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal