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HICKS, Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2188 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 March 1916, Enlisted at Bathurst, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | South Shields, County Durham, England, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Perthville, Bathurst Regional, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Holy Trinity Church of England School, South Shields, County Durham, England |
| Occupation: | Gardener |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2188, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Bathurst, NSW | |
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| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2188, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2188, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 15 years
Son of Charles Hicks and Margaret Hicks of Evans Plains Road, Perthville, NSW formerly of South Shields, County Durham, England
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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