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HICKS, Harold
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3667 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 January 1917, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 44th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England, 1 April 1898 |
| Home Town: | Collie, Collie, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engine Cleaner |
| Died: | Bayswater, Western Australia, 28 June 1982, aged 84 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Garden of Remembrance, Section IC, Garden 3, Site 0133 |
| Memorials: | Collie High School Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Jan 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3667, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 29 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 3667, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 3667, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Borda, Fremantle | |
| 10 Dec 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 44th Infantry Battalion, In France | |
| 9 Apr 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, On 28-29 March 1918 near Sailly-Laurette he went forward of the positions, and under heavy machine gun fire, on at at least three occasions to successfully bring in three wounded comrades to safety. He did so with total disregard for his own personal safety London Gazette on 16 July 1918, page 8332, position 81 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 4 February 1919, page 129, position 3 | |
| 29 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3667, 44th Infantry Battalion, Shell wound to the left forearm. Invalided to England on 5 October 1918 | |
| 5 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3667, 44th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Henry Hicks and Mary E. Hicks of 'Ewington', Collie, WA
During 1923c Harold married Grace Lillian Simpson in Perth, WA
Commenced return to Australia on 20 December 1918 aboard HT Orontes as wounded disembarking on 25 January 1919
Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal