HICKS, William Herbert
| Service Numbers: | 1596, 1770 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 January 1915, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW. Origianslly issued with service number 1770 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | North Sydney, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | North Sydney Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Storeman |
| Died: | Illness (Broncho pneumonia), 1st Canadian General Hospital, Etaples, France, 8 December 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Etaples Military Cemetery Plot XX, Row E, Grave 14A. Headstone inscription reads: My only child dies the Empire lives a lonely mother mourns |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Blacktown War Memorial, East Killara North Sydney Technical High School WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1596, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW. Origianslly issued with service number 1770 | |
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| 10 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1770, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1770, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 5 Jun 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1596, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Injury to the left eye | |
| 3 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 53rd Infantry Battalion, At Tel-el-Kebir | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1596, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the back | |
| 8 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 1596, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1596 awm_unit: 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-12-08 |
William Herbert Hicks
He was born in St Kilda, Victoria in 1891.Private Hicks lived on Harold Street Blacktown with his wife Laura.His next of kin was his beloved wife Laura Hicks.
Private Hicks enlisted in the army on the 13th of January 1915. He was 24 when he enlisted. William Herbert Hicks embarked from Sydney on the H.M.A.T Argyllshire A8 on April 10th 1915.
Private Hicks was a storeman before he enlisted.
Private Hicks served with the First Battalion on the Western Front.
In the Battle of Fromelles , France on the 19th of July 1916 Private Hicks was shot in the back and transferred to No.2 Australian Clearing Station.
Private Hicks died when he was 25 due to pneumonia and bronchitis on the 8th December 1916.
by Benjamin Filippi
Submitted 7 December 2016 by Susan Hastings
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Hicks and Laura Isabel Hicks of Mount Street, North Sydney, NSW formerly of Melbourne, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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