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HICKLING, Reginald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3059 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 6 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | West Bromwich, England, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Mount Barker, Plantagenet Shire, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | House Painter |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Belgium, 12 October 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Tyne Cot Cemetery and Memorial |
| Memorials: | Albany & Districts Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Mount Barker (WA) War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3059, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Jul 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3059, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
| 13 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3059, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 28 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 25 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 3 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 3059, He suffered a mild bullet wound to arm. He rejoined his unit on the 9/4/1917 | |
| 9 Apr 1917: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches | |
| 31 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-10-12 |
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