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HICKLING, Edgar William
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1210, 1276 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 December 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW Service number later changed to 1276 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lucknow, India, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | India |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Plot 111, Row B, Grave 35, Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1210, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW Service number later changed to 1276 | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1210, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1210, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 26 Apr 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 4th Infantry Battalion, At Gallipoli | |
| 6 Aug 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 1276, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1276 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-08-06 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John and Emma Hickling of Lucknow, India
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Shropshire Infantry; a Police Officer in Shanghai and a Fireman in Canada