Hector Richard HICKS

HICKS, Hector Richard

Service Number: 2178
Enlisted: 22 April 1915, Rushworth, Victoria
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 8th Infantry Battalion
Born: Carga Carag, Victoria, Australia, November 1896
Home Town: Rushworth, Campaspe, Victoria
Schooling: Rushworth State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Blacksmith
Died: Died of Wounds (received at Gallipoli), Malta, 20 August 1915
Cemetery: Pieta Military Cemetery
Grave A. X. 6., Pieta Military Cemetery, Tal-Pieta, Malta (island), Malta
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

22 Apr 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2178, Rushworth, Victoria
17 Jun 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2178, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
17 Jun 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2178, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne
6 Aug 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2178, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
7 Aug 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2178, 8th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, GSW (head and fractured legs)

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Biography contributed by John Edwards

"...2178 Private Hector Richard Hicks, 8th Battalion, of Carag Carag, Vic. A blacksmith prior to enlistment, he embarked with the 6th Reinforcements from Melbourne aboard HMAT Wandilla on 17 June 1915. Arriving with his unit at Gallipoli on 6 August 1915, Pte Hicks was severely wounded shortly afterwards and evacuated to Floriana hospital at Malta. Pte Hicks died of his wounds on 20 August 1915, aged 18, and was buried at Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

He was 18 and the son of Thomas Henry and Ellen Hicks.

Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

Born at Carag Carag, Victoria, Australia in 1896, Private Hector Richard Hicks was the son of Thomas Henry and Ellen Hicks. A blacksmith prior to enlistment, Hector embarked with the 6th Reinforcements from Melbourne aboard HMAT Wandilla on 17 June 1915. Arriving with his unit at Gallipoli on 6 August 1915, Hector was severely wounded shortly afterwards and evacuated to Floriana hospital at Malta. Hector died of his wounds on 20 August 1915, aged only 18.

[extracted from CWGC publicity material]

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