FERRICKS, Michael John
| Service Number: | 2552 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 September 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, 2 May 1889 |
| Home Town: | Maryborough, Fraser Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engine Smith |
| Died: | 11 September 1964, aged 75 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Nudgee Cemetery & Crematorium, Brisbane 7A-131 |
| Memorials: | Maryborough City Hall Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2552, 42nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 17 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2552, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2552, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Michael John Ferricks was one of three brothers who served in the AIF during WW1. The sons of Michael and Mary Ferricks of Maryborough, Queensland, only Michael returned to Australia.
Michael’s younger brother, 2169 Pte. Thomas David Ferricks 52nd Battalion AIF, was killed in action at Messines on 7 June 1917, aged 22. Another younger brother, 395 Corporal Austin Francis Ferricks, 1st Australian Machine Gun Company, died of pneumonia in France on 2 March 1919, aged 27.
Michael was badly gassed during July 1918 and evacuated to England where he was returned to Australia during December 1918.
A third younger brother, Joseph Ferricks had passed away in Maryborough during 1916, aged 20.
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