Richard Roland HICKSON

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HICKSON, Richard Roland

Service Number:	262
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	1st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Enfield, New South Wales, Australia , 25 December 1892
Home Town:	Enfield (NSW), Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Railway
Died:	Melanoma, Hspital, Summer Hill, New South Wales, Australia , 5 March 1965, aged 72 years
Cemetery:	St. Thomas Anglican Cemetery, Enfield, New South Wales Wall 5- 22
Memorials:

World War 1 Service

18 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 262, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
18 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 262, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Ellice Schrader

Married Mabel Howard in 1920 and had 3 children-Thelma, Ian( who served in WW2 )and Averil.

Worked in Bathurst on the railway as a fireman for train driver Ben Chiefly ( who went on to be Prime Minister of Australia). Later moved to Taree as an engine driver. He transported troops during WW2on the railway. Stayed in Taree after retirement and died in Sydney.

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