Basil Bridgeford HICK

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Service Number:	54
Enlisted:	5 October 1910, Enlisted at Guildford, WA
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	No. 2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps
Born:	Scarborough, England, 1896
Home Town:	York, York, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Mechanic
Memorials:

5 Oct 1910:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 54, 10th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Guildford, WA
8 Feb 1915:	Involvement Private, 54, 10th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: ''
8 Feb 1915:	Embarked Private, 54, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Mashobra, Fremantle
16 Sep 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, Mechanical Transport Companies (AIF)
7 Sep 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Second Class Air Mechanic, Australian Flying Corps (AFC)
11 Jan 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, No. 2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, Promoted when taken on strength
17 Dec 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, No. 2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, Discharged at the 5th Military District

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Next of kin given as J.Bailey Hick of De Lesseps Road, Liverpool, England

Commenced return to Australia on 6 September 1919 aboard HT Plassy

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal