David Henry HICKS

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HICKS, David Henry

Service Number:	26088
Enlisted:	21 July 1915, Keswick, South Australia, Australia
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	15th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 18 August 1889
Home Town:	Tusmore, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk, SAR
Died:	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 23 March 1976, aged 86 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Location: RSL, Wall 111, Niche D008
Memorials:	Adelaide High School Honour Board, Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards

World War 1 Service

21 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia, Australia
1 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 26088, 15th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
1 Aug 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 26088, 15th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Orsova, Melbourne
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 26088
11 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1

World War 2 Service

25 Mar 1942:	Enlisted Adelaide, SA

World War 1 Service

Date unknown:	Wounded 26088

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Biography

The Register (Adelaide, SA: 1901 - 1929) Friday 8 February 1918

PERSONAL NOTES.

Gnr. D. H. HICKS, son of Mr. D. Hicks, of St. Johns street, Adelaide, is reported by cable message to be dangerously ill.

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article60337430

Observer (Adelaide, SA: 1905 - 1931) Saturday 9 March 1918

Personal Notes.

Mr. D. Hicks, of St. John street, Adelaide, has received information from the Red Cross Society Advising that his son, Gnr. D. H. Hicks, who was previously reported dangerously ill, is now convalescent in hospital in England.

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article164148943

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