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HICKS, Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 503 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 September 1914, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 4th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Greenock, South Australia, 12 February 1885 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Greenock Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Steam Crane Driver |
| Died: | Natural Causes, South Yunderup, Western Australia, 5 November 1968, aged 83 years |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Anglican area, Section ZR, Grave 0094 now expired |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 503, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 503, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 503, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 29 Oct 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 9 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 4th Machine Gun Company, From 16th Battalion | |
| 25 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 4th Machine Gun Company | |
| 27 Jun 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 4th Machine Gun Company | |
| 9 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 4th Machine Gun Company, Wound to the right arm | |
| 16 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 4th Machine Gun Company, Discharged at the 5th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Hicks and Sarah Rachel Hicks nee Jones of Glendower Street, Perth, WA
Commenced return to Australia on 9 December 1918 aboard HT Leicestershire disembarking on 15 January 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal