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HICKS, Reginald Humphrey
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1063 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 September 1914, Enlisted at Morphettville, SA |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Employee |
| Died: | Railway accident, Peterborough, South Australia, 16 November 1922 |
| Cemetery: |
Broken Hill Cemetery, New South Wales Methodist area M4, Row Q, Grave 42. |
| Memorials: | Broken Hill Barrier District Roll of Honour, Broken Hill Oxide Street Church Honour Roll, Broken Hill War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1063, 4th Field Ambulance, Enlisted at Morphettville, SA | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1063, 4th Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1063, 4th Field Ambulance, HMAT Berrima, Melbourne | |
| 25 Aug 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4th Field Ambulance, At Gallipoli | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 1063 | |
| 31 Jan 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1063, 4th Field Ambulance, Discharged at the 4th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Humphrey Hicks and Rebecca Constance Hicks nee Midwinter of Patton Street, Broken Hill, NSW formerly of Bendigo, Victoria
Returned to Australia on 2 December 1918 aboard HT Port Sydney
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal