HICKS, Frank Henry
| Service Number: | 531 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 September 1914, Enlisted at Morphettville, SA |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Mount Torrens, South Australia, 13 March 1890 |
| Home Town: | Mount Pleasant, Barossa, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Mount Torrens School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Malaria, Palestine, 10 October 1918, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Jerusalem War Cemetery Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel Row O, Grave 28. Headstone inscription reads: Greater love hath no man he lay down his life for his friends |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mount Pleasant District Memorial, Mount Pleasant Pictorial Honour Roll, Mount Pleasant Roll of Honor, Mount Torrens Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 531, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Morphettville, SA | |
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| 22 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 531, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 531, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Port Lincoln, Adelaide | |
| 1 Jul 1916: | Promoted Driver, 3rd Light Horse Regiment | |
| 10 Oct 1918: | Involvement Driver, 531, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 531 awm_unit: 1st Field Squadron, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1918-10-10 |
Frank Henry Hicks
Name: Frank Henry Hicks
Service Number: 531
Place of Birth: Mount Torrens
Date of Birth: 13 March 1890
Place of Enlistment: Morphettville
Date of Enlistment: 15 September 1914
Age at Enlistment: 24 years 6 months
Next of Kin: Mother, Eliza Ann Hicks
Occupation: Butcher
Religion: Church of England
Rank: Private
Frank joined the 3rd Light Horse and left Adelaide with his unit on board HMAT A 17 Port Lincoln on 22 October 1914. He fought at Gallipoli from 9 May 1915 until the evacuation in December. Frank then joined the Western Front Force, serving there prior to being appointed a Driver at Kantara West on 29 June 1916. He contracted Malignant Malaria on 6 October 1918 and was hospitalised at Jericho where he died 4 days later. Private Frank Hicks was buried at Jericho Military Cemetery on 10 October 1918. Frank’s personal effects were sent home to his mother in May 1919.
Submitted 25 October 2023 by christopher collins
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Armon Hicks and Eliza Ann Hicks nee Scadden of Mount Pleasant
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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