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HICKS, Albert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5594 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 March 1916, Enlisted at Charters Towers, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ravenswood, Queensland, Australia, 26 May 1892 |
| Home Town: | Charters Towers, Charters Towers, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 10 April 1963, aged 70 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5594, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Charters Towers, QLD | |
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| 7 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 5594, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 5594, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Brisbane | |
| 4 Mar 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5594, 25th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left thigh. Transferred to England on 9 March 1917 | |
| 4 Dec 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5594, 25th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as wounded |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Simeon Hicks and Catherine Hicks nee Hoar of Elphinestone Street, Ravenswood, QLD.
At the time of enlistment he was residing in Charters Towers, QLD. He also had an older brother with the same name who was born in 1889 but died the same year
Commenced return to Australia on 25 August 1917 aboard HT Benalla disembarking on 10 September 1917 at Sydney for overland travel to Brisbane
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal