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HICKS, Francis John
Personal Details
Service Number: | 5291 |
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Enlisted: | 7 December 1914, Enlisted at Ipswich, QLD |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Bartley, England, 1886 |
Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Baker |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 24 April 1918 |
Cemetery: |
Meteren Military Cemetery Plot 111, Row F, Grave 705 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
7 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5291, Field Bakeries and Butcheries, Enlisted at Ipswich, QLD | |
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22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 5291, Field Bakeries and Butcheries, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 5291, Field Bakeries and Butcheries, HMAT Berrima, Melbourne | |
26 Dec 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, Field Bakeries and Butcheries | |
8 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st Field Bakery and Butchery | |
28 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Field Bakery and Butchery | |
27 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 9th Infantry Battalion, Had previously reverted in ranks at his own request | |
24 Apr 1918: | Involvement Private, 5291, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5291 awm_unit: 9th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-24 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was 'Rylstone', Park Road, Brisbane South, QLD
Son of James Hicks of Alma Cottage, High Street, Bathford, Somerset, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal