George Gerald HICKS

HICKS, George Gerald

Service Number: 2449
Enlisted: 1 March 1915, Enlisted at Swan Hill, Victoria
Last Rank: Driver
Last Unit: 1st Pioneer Battalion
Born: Bayswater, London, England, 1882
Home Town: Coburg, Moreland, Victoria
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Derrinallum, Victoria, Australia, 15 September 1946, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Derrinallum Cemetery, Victoria, Australia

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World War 1 Service

1 Mar 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2449, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Swan Hill, Victoria
16 Jul 1915: Embarked Private, 2449, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne
16 Jul 1915: Involvement Private, 2449, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
3 Nov 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2449, 8th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the leg
23 Mar 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Pioneer Battalion, From 8th Battalion
1 Mar 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 8th Infantry Battalion, Reverted to Private when taken of strength with the 1st Pioneers
4 Oct 1918: Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 1st Pioneer Battalion
21 Jul 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 2449, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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