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HICKS, William Albert Horace
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2795 |
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Enlisted: | 19 September 1916, Enlisted at Newcastle, NSW |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 1879 |
Home Town: | Newcastle, Hunter Region, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
19 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2795, 34th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Newcastle, NSW | |
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25 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2795, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
25 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2795, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
10 Jun 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
26 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2795, 1st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Alexander Hicks and Ellen Hicks of Newcastle, NSW.
Next of kin given as his brother Herbert Hicks of Little Young Street, Lavington, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 20 June 1919 aboard Fredrich August disembarking on 10 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
In 1935 William was residing in East Maitland, NSW