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HICKS, Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3149 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 August 1915, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Springbank, South Australia, 1 October 1960, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Section: KO, Road: 15A, Site No: 40 |
| Memorials: | Broken Hill Barrier District Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3149, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 12 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 3149, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 3149, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Adelaide | |
| 5 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3149, 27th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the leg. Invalided to England on 9 August 1916 | |
| 10 Mar 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3149, 27th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Shell wounds to the legs. Invalided to England aboard HS Ville de Siege on 23 March 1918 | |
| 24 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3149, 27th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Edward Hicks and Clara Jane Hicks nee Hesse of Bendigo, Victoria
Next of kin given as his sister Clara Hill of 'Rosavere', Lane Street, Broken Hill, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 31 July 1918 aboard HT Malta disembarking on 24 September 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
In 1927 he was residing in Milne Street, Hilton, SA
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