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HICKS, George Gerald
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2449 |
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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 | |
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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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