Frederick Arthur HICKS MID

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HICKS, Frederick Arthur

Service Number:	1749
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

World War 1 Service

29 Dec 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1749, Enlisted at Melbourne
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

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Biography 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

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