Francis Charles WICKS

WICKS, Francis Charles

Service Number: 2246
Enlisted: 27 July 1915, Blackboy Hill, WA
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 28th Infantry Battalion
Born: Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1881
Home Town: Denmark, Denmark, Western Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Sawyer
Died: Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 29 July 1916
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials: Albany & Districts Roll of Honor, Albany & Districts Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Denmark War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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World War 1 Service

27 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2246, 28th Infantry Battalion, Blackboy Hill, WA
1 Oct 1915: Involvement Private, 2246, 28th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
1 Oct 1915: Embarked Private, 2246, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Fremantle
29 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2246, 28th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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