William James Clifford HICKS

HICKS, William James Clifford

    Service Number: 2429
    Enlisted: 11 June 1915
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 55th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Berry, New South Wales, Australia, 1889
    Home Town: Lockhart, Lockhart, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Horse breaker
    Died: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 10 March 1957, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, NSW
    Eastern Drive Walls, Wall A, Niche 40. Ashes interred on 20 July 1957
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    World War 1 Service

    11 Jun 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2429, 3rd Infantry Battalion
    14 Jul 1915: Embarked Private, 2429, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Sydney
    14 Jul 1915: Involvement Private, 2429, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
    20 Sep 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 55th Infantry Battalion, From 3rd Battalion
    3 Mar 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2429, 55th Infantry Battalion, Shell wound to the shoulder. Embarked for England on 12 March 1918 aboard HS Ville de Liege
    2 Jan 1919: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 55th Infantry Battalion
    10 May 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2429, 55th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of David hicks and Mary Jane Hicks of Railway Hotel, Lockhart, NSW

    Commenced return to Australia on 2 January 1919 aboard HT Berrima disembarking on 10 March 1919

    Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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