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HICKS, Frederick Arthur
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1749 |
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Enlisted: | 29 December 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1875 |
Home Town: | South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 18 August 1915 |
Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 11, Row B, Grave 14 Rev.W.E. Dexter officiated Headstone inscription reads: One of Australia's best, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
29 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1749, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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14 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1749, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
14 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1749, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
18 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Arthur and Mary Hicks of 67 Thistlewhaite Street, South Melbourne, Vic.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal