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HICKSON, Sydney Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2412 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rokeby, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Mirboo North, Victoria, Australia, 5 December 1969, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Remains were cremated and scattered. Death was recorded as Sidney Francis Hickman at Springvale. |
| Memorials: | Loyal Jindivick Lodge MU Roll of Honor, Warragul Great European War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2412, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
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| 25 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2412, 59th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 9 Mar 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2412, 59th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wounds -face, legs and hands - right leg amputated. | |
| 13 Feb 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2412, 59th Infantry Battalion, Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal. |
Personal Stories
Help us honour Sydney Francis Hickson's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Sandra Barry
Sydney was the son of Francis Frederick Hickson and Jane Hickson nee Hoskin.
Memorial: The Victorian Garden of Remembrance.