John Gordon HICKS

HICKS, John Gordon

Service Number: 6353
Enlisted: 18 October 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 20th Infantry Battalion
Born: Shellharbour, New South Wales, Australia, 1893
Home Town: Katoomba, Blue Mountains Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia, 12 April 1923, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Macquarie Park Cemetery & Crematorium, North Ryde, New South Wales
Methodist area, C1, Grave 5
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World War 1 Service

18 Oct 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6353, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
11 Nov 1916: Involvement Private, 6353, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
11 Nov 1916: Embarked Private, 6353, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney
29 Jun 1920: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6353, 20th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to bronchial pneumonia

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Henry Hicks and Caroline Hicks nee Polley of Lovell Street, Katoomba, NSW

Commenced return to Australia on 31 March 1919 aboard HT Wandilla disembarking on 18 May 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal