William Robert HICKS

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Service Number:	2671
Enlisted:	3 August 1915, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	55th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, 6 March 1891
Home Town:	Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Brass Finisher
Died:	Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 24 September 1967, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Altona Memorial Park, Victoria Rose Garder, Garden 2, Section IR, Position 10, Cremation service held on 27 September 1967
Memorials:

3 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2671, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
2 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 2671, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 2671, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
16 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 55th Infantry Battalion, From 17th Battalion
12 Oct 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2671, 55th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the right knee. Invalided to England on 16 October 1916 aboard HS St, Denis
24 Jul 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2671, 55th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding

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At the time of enlistment he was residing at Arthur Street, Lavender Bay, NSW

Son of John Hicks and Sophia Dolly Hicks nee Hodge of Nicholson Street, East Brunswick, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 13 February 1917 aboard HT Ulysses disembarking on 14 April 1917

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