Henry William HICKS

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Service Number:	1714
Enlisted:	25 May 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	20th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 1878
Home Town:	Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Waiter & Cook
Died:	Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia, 27 December 1960, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Methodist New area 4B, Zone F, Grave 306. Interred on 3 January 1961
Memorials:

25 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1714, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
19 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 1714, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: ''
19 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 1714, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kanowna, Sydney
21 Aug 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1714, 20th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to overage and debility note known

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Son of Harry Hicks and Mrs. Hicks nee Barrett of Hobart, Tasmania

Husband of Winifred Josphine Hicks nee Barr of Stewart Street, Richmond South, Victoria. Henry and Winifred married during 1906c in Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 4 May 1917 aboard HT Runic

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