Francis Charles WICKS

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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"
Memorials:	Albany & Districts Roll of Honor, Albany & Districts Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Denmark War Memorial, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

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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