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HICKS, William
| Service Number: | 3000 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 April 1916, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Mount Torrens South Australia, 2 May 1896 |
| Home Town: | Mount Pleasant, Barossa, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Springbank, South Australia, 2 September 1959, aged 63 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Mount Pleasant Roll of Honor, Mount Torrens Roll of Honour, South Australian Garden of Remembrance |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3000, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Adelaide, SA | |
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| 9 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 3000, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan MacEwen embarkation_ship_number: A65 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 3000, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Clan MacEwen, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Trooper, 3000, 3rd Light Horse Regiment | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 3000 |
William Hicks
Name: William Hicks
Service Number: 3000
Place of Birth: Mount Torrens
Date of Birth: 2 May 1896
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 10 April 1916
Age at Enlistment: 19 years 10 months
Next of Kin: Mother, Eliza Ann Hicks
Occupation: Butcher
Religion: Methodist
Rank: Private
William’s sister Christina and brother Frank served in the 1st A.I.F. William’s unit, the 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 22nd Reinforcement embarked from Melbourne on board HMAT A65 Clan McEwan on 9 October 1916. He served throughout the Middle East. William was appointed as a driver on 7 June 1917. Although he was hospitalised on at least 4 occasions during the period December 1917 to June 1919, his Service Record- Casualty Form fails to provide details of any illness. William returned to Australia on the Malta on 30 July 1919 and was discharged on 25 September.
Submitted 25 October 2023 by christopher collins
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Aaron HICKS and Eliza Ann nee SCADDEN, Mount Pleasant, SA