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HICKS, Wilmot Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3273 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 July 1915, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Laura, South Australia, 24 January 1892 |
| Home Town: | Lameroo, Southern Mallee, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Nailsworth, South Australia, 11 October 1942, aged 50 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Section: LO, Road: 1S, Site No: 16 |
| Memorials: | Laura Public School Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3273, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3273, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3273, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Benalla, Adelaide | |
| 3 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 48th Infantry Battalion, From 16th Battalion | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3273, 48th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left foot. Embarked for England on 15 August 1916 aboard HS St. Denis | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 3273, 48th Infantry Battalion | |
| 8 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3273, 48th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Mantle Hicks and Isabella Hicks nee Fulton of Laura, SA
Next of kin given as his brother George Herbert Hicks of Lameroo, SA
Commenced return to Australia on 5 April 1919 aboard HT Armagh disembarking on 16 May 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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