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HICKS, William Humphrey
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1728 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 June 1915, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Fremantle Western Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Fremantle Boys School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Fitter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Passchendaele, New British Cemetery Plot X111, Row C, Grave 14. Headstone inscription reads: Peace perfect peace |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle Branch Australian Natives Association Honour Roll, Fremantle Fallen Sailors & Soldiers Memorial, Fremantle St John's Memorial Choir Vestry and Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1728, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 23 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 1728, 28th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 1728, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Fremantle | |
| 4 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1728, 28th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the upper arm. Transferred to England on 13 August 1916 | |
| 14 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 28th Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 1728, 28th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1728 awm_unit: 28 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-04 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Humphrey Hicks and Margaret Hicks nee Littledale of Quarry Street, Fremantle, WA
Previously served in the Naval Cadets for three years and 18 months in the School Cadets.
Appreenticed to State Implement Works, Rocky Bay, WA
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal