HARRICKS, Lindsay William
| Service Numbers: | 833, V361638 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 February 1915, Ararat, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ararat, Victoria, Australia, 26 August 1896 |
| Home Town: | Ararat, Ararat, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Ararat State School & Church of England Grammar Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk/Grazier |
| Died: | Natural causes, Ararat, Victoria, Australia, 1 August 1965, aged 68 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ararat General Cemetery |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 833, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Ararat, Victoria | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 833, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 10 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 833, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 833, 22nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Date approximate (22nd landed at Gallipoli first week of September) | |
| 9 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 833, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria, Egypt, to join BEF, per HMT Scotian | |
| 30 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Nov 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 6 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 22nd Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 15 May 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Major, V361638 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Richard Alfred HARRICKS, Queen Street, Ararat, Vic.
Lindsay William HARRICKS embarked from Melbourne on the Ulysses on 5 May 1915. After training in Egypt he was positioned at Johnson’s Jolly, Gallipoli in September and evacuated with severe frostbite to the feet following the November blizzards. Onboard the Hospital Ship Gloucester Castle he was delighted to have 'a hot bath, it was my first for about 10 weeks, hadn't even washed my face for ove a month as water was very scarce'.
Recovery enabled Lindsay to join his battalion in July 1916 prior to moving south to the Somme, France, and the battle of Pozieres. Time at rest in Ypres preceded a return to winter on the Somme.
Lindsay was promoted to Lieutenant in May 1917 following the battle of Bullecourt. Time was spent at training in England at the end of 1917 before returning to the front line in Belgium in a quiet sector near Hooge.
Following a raid near Morlancourt, France in which his party suffered no casualties Lt LW HARRICKS was awarded the Military Cross.
Military Cross
'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in charge of a raiding party. He at the head of his party, rushed the enemy trench, and shot the enemy and another with his revolver. He then actively supervised the mopping up of the position, which resulted in of the enemy being killed in hand-to-hand fighting. He brought back six prisoners and a machine gun. He set a splendid example of gallantry and good leadership to his men.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 23
Date: 12 February 1919
He was the Adjutant aboard the Castalia, returning to Australia in May 1919.
LW Harricks married in 1923 and with his wife and three children ran the family property ‘ONAGH’.
Lindsay was a keen sportsman and a foundation member of the Ararat Legacy Club.
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