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HICKS, Thomas Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3064 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 July 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Rutherglen, Victoria, Australia, 21 January 1898 |
| Home Town: | Bethungra, Junee, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | New South Wales, Australia , 25 March 1976, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW East Terrace 1, Wall 5 Commemorated with a plaque in the NSW Garden of Remembrance |
| Memorials: | Bethungra War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3064, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 3 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 3064, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Karmala embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 3 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 3064, 1st Light Horse Regiment, RMS Karmala, Sydney | |
| 26 Mar 1917: | Promoted Trooper, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Promoted when taken on strength | |
| 3 Nov 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 3064, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Wound to the buttock | |
| 15 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 3064, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Benjamin Hicks and Mary Jane Hicks nee Williams of 'Trelawny', Bethunga, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 13 March 1919 aboard HT Ulimoroa disembarking on 19 April 1919 for onward travel as Sydney
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Husband of Kitty. Thomas and Kitty married in NSW during 1923c