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HICKS, William Samuel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 16072 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 August 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | South Woodford, Essex, England, 1870 |
| Home Town: | Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tea Trader |
| Died: | Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia, 1961, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 16072, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 27 May 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 16072, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 27 May 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 16072, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 29 Nov 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 16072, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Discharged at the 3rd Military District due to nephritis and overage |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Lowered his age by three years when he enlisted
Son of Henry Hicks and Esther Victoria Hicks nee Parrish of Essex, England
Husband of Elizabeth Frances Hicks nee Holmes of Edward Street, South Brunswick, Victoria formerly of Coburg, Victoria. William and Eliza married during 1913 in Victoria. Father of Sarah Marie Hicks and Esther Victoria Hicks
Commenced return tho Australia on 27 August 1917 aboard NZHT Pakeha
Medal: British War Medal