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HICKS, Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2040 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 October 1915, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Merino, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Woomargama, Greater Hume Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2040, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW | |
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| 16 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 2040, 7th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Malakuta embarkation_ship_number: A57 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 2040, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Malakuta, Sydney | |
| 26 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 15th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 31 Aug 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 1st Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 26 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 2040, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Hicks and Ann Jane Hicks nee Boyd of Woomargama, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 20 April 1919 aboard HT Boonah disembarking on 11 June 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal