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HICKINBOTHAM, Claude Walker
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2517 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 March 1916, Geelong, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 26 February 1895 |
| Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | East Geelong State School and Gordon College, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Civil engineer |
| Died: | Wounds, Trois Arbres, France, 15 June 1917, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 15 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Geelong School No 541 Honour Roll, East Geelong War Memorial, St Albans Concord Division O.S.T. No 8 Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2517, Geelong, Victoria | |
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| 7 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2517, 46th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2517, 46th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Sydney, Melbourne | |
| 9 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 46th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 20 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 46th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 2517, 46th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (First) | |
| 30 Apr 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 46th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 46th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, GSW (head) | |
| 15 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 46th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 46th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-06-15 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Claude Walter HICKINBOTHAM was born on 26th February, 1895 in Geelong, Victoria
His parents were David HICKINBOTHAM and Annie LAURIE
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His brother Alan Robb HICKINBOTHAM (SN38150) also served in WW1 and returned to Australia in 1919
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