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HICKS, Austin William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2082 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 April 1916, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 41st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Young, New South Wales, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Chinchilla, Western Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 3 September 1983, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2082, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD | |
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| 7 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2082, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2082, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Brisbane | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2082, 42nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2082, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wounds to the arm and chest | |
| 23 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 41st Infantry Battalion, From 42nd Battalion | |
| 24 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2082, 41st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Frederick William Hicks and Lucy Harriet Hicks of 'Pelican', Chinchilla, QLD
Commenced return to Australia on 7 July 1919 aboard HT Chemnitz disembarking on 8 September 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 27 June 1928 Austin married Emily Maude Hansen in QLD
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