HICKS, Donald Jabez
| Service Numbers: | 7069, W57909 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 June 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia, 6 May 1900 |
| Home Town: | Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia, 31 August 1966, aged 66 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fremantle Cemetery, Western Australia |
| Memorials: | East Fremantle Municipality Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jun 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7069, 28th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 24 Jul 1917: | Involvement Private, 7069, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Albany embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jul 1917: | Embarked Private, 7069, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Albany | |
| 26 Jun 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Aug 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 7069, 27th Infantry Battalion, per HS Kanowra |
World War 2 Service
| 19 Feb 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, W57909 | |
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| 15 Jul 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, W57909 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Donald was the youngest of two children of Jabez Francis Hicks (born 1871 in Fremantle, Western Australia) and Barbara Miller (born 1870 in Aberdeen, Scotland). Jabez - a Grocer and owner and trainer of the racehorse Donah, married Barbara in Fremantle in 1896. Jabez died three months before Donald's birth in 1900.
Donald was a Clerk in Fremantle, WA when he enlisted in the AIF in 1917, He served as a Private (Service no:7069) with the 28th and 27th Infantry Battalions in Belgium and France, and was Discharged in February 1920.
Returning to Fremantle, Donald worked as a Clerk until 1925, when he became a Storekeeper until his death in 1966.
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