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HICKS, George Raymond
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1395 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 August 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 10th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Wingham, New South Wales, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Wingham, Greater Taree, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Horseman |
| Died: | Walcha, New South Wales, Australia, 1971, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Nowendoc Cemetery, Walcha Shire, New South Wales Columbarium |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1395, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 4 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1395, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Mashobra, Sydney | |
| 4 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1395, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Dec 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1395, Contusions to the shoulder | |
| 22 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 10th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 1 Jun 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 10th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 24 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, From 10th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 13 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , From 4th Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 24 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 1395, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , Second occasion.Wound to the foot. | |
| 13 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 1395, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William G. Hicks and Agnes Hicks of 'Tinonee', Manning River, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 4 January 1919 aboard HT Morvada disembarking on 25 February 1919 as wounded
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1919c George married Annie Catherine Watson in NSW