Stephen Victor HICKS

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Service Number:	169
Enlisted:	23 September 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	8th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Rushworth, Victoria, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Corop, Campaspe, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Albury, New South Wales , Australia , 1 August 1975, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Albury General Cemetery / Waugh Road, NSW Plan 18A, Section AF, Row 1A, Grave 29. Interred on 4 August 1975
Memorials:	Stanhope Carag Carag State School No. 2034 Roll of Honor, Stanhope Cenotaph

23 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 169, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
25 Feb 1915:	Embarked Private, 169, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne
25 Feb 1915:	Involvement Private, 169, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
5 Jan 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 8th Light Horse Regiment
6 Apr 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 8th Light Horse Regiment
2 Dec 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 8th Light Horse Regiment
3 Sep 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 169, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit

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Son of Stephen John Hicks and Grace Rosevear Hicks nee Jewell of 'Carag Carag', Corop, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 12 July 1918 aboard HT Port Darwin disembarking on 17 August 1918

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal,Victory Medal

During 1926c Stephen married Margaret Nichols in Victoria

In 1966 he was residing in Cadell Street, Albury, NSW