Harry Francis HICKS

HICKS, Harry Francis

Service Numbers: 53242, 53242
Enlisted: 27 February 1918, Enlisted at Charters Towers, QLD
Last Rank: Gunner
Last Unit: 4th Divisional Ammunition Column
Born: Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, 27 January 1897
Home Town: Charters Towers, Charters Towers, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Stockman
Died: Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, 21 September 1988, aged 91 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Charters Towers Cemetery, Qld
Lawn Section, Row 59, Grave 298. Interred on 23 September 1988
Memorials: Queensland Railways Toowoomba Employees Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

27 Feb 1918: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 53242, 1st to 8th (QLD) Reinforcements, Enlisted at Charters Towers, QLD
8 May 1918: Involvement Private, 53242, 1st to 8th (QLD) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
8 May 1918: Embarked Private, 53242, 1st to 8th (QLD) Reinforcements, RMS Osterley, Sydney
23 Jul 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Artillery Details
22 Nov 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, From Artillery Details
24 Dec 1918: Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, Reverted to Gunner on 28 May 1919
29 Sep 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 53242, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, Discharged at the 1st Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of FRancis Henry Hicks and Winifred Agnes Hicks nee Bowden of 'Court  House Hotel', Charters Towers, QLD formerly of Deane Street, Charters Towers, QLD

Commenced return to Australia on 22 July 1919 aboard HT Ulysses disembarking on 5 September 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

On 30 April 1921 Harry married Alice Newby in QLD