William Albert Horace HICKS

HICKS, William Albert Horace

Service Number: 2795
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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World War 1 Service

19 Sep 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2795, 34th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Newcastle, NSW
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

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Biography 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