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HICKS, Herbert

Service Number:	2358
Enlisted:	10 September 1915, Newcastle, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	30th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia, 22 January 1895
Home Town:	Muswellbrook, Muswellbrook, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Telephonist
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 28 September 1917, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	Tyne Cot Cemetery and Memorial Plot XLIII, row C, Grave No. 16,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

10 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2358, Newcastle, New South Wales
11 Mar 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 2358, 30th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
11 Mar 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 2358, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Sydney
3 Aug 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 30th Infantry Battalion, In France
28 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2358, 30th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2358 awm_unit: 30th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-09-28

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of James Hicks and Maria A. Hicks of Muswellbrook, NSW

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal