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HICKS, William Charles

Service Number:	2485
Enlisted:	14 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	2nd Field Company Engineers
Born:	Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Hawthorn, Boroondara, Victoria
Schooling:	Camberwell State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer & Teamster
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 7 December 1916
Cemetery:	Bernafay Wood British Cemetery, Montauban Row I, Grave 45. Headstone inscription reads: The dearly loved and sadly missed son of E. & F. Hicks of Hawthorn, Bernafay Wood British Cemetery, Montauban, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

14 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 2485, 2nd Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
11 Dec 1915:	Involvement Driver, 2485, 2nd Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
11 Dec 1915:	Embarked Driver, 2485, 2nd Field Company Engineers, RMS Mooltan, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Elisha Hicks and Frances (known as Fanny) Hicks of Denmark Street, Hawthorn, Victoria