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HICKS, George
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2667, 661 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 November 1914, Enoggera, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Bulli, New South Wales, 19 January 1873 |
| Home Town: | Murwillumbah, Tweed, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Natural causes, Chatswood, New South Wales, 5 June 1956, aged 83 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Bombardier, 2667, A Battery, Royal Australian Artillery |
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World War 1 Service
| 24 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant Major, 661, Enoggera, Queensland | |
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| 21 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Regimental Sergeant Major, 661, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 21 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Regimental Sergeant Major, 661, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 16 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Regimental Sergeant Major, 661, 5th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 5th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 26 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 5th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 4 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Battle of Romani, GSW (forearm) | |
| 21 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 5th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 26 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 5th Light Horse Regiment |
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