Sidney Herbert HICKS

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Service Number:	7270
Enlisted:	1 December 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	AIF Headquarters
Born:	Rushworth, Victoria, Australia, 1881
Home Town:	Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Commission Agent
Died:	Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, 1942, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

1 Dec 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7270, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
19 Feb 1917:	Involvement Private, 7270, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
19 Feb 1917:	Embarked Private, 7270, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne
1 Sep 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 21st Infantry Battalion
1 Sep 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7270, 21st Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left foot. Invalided to England on 5 September 1918
17 Oct 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, AIF Headquarters, From 21st Battalion
9 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7270, AIF Headquarters, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Son of Ernest Henry Hicks and Blanche Isabel Hicks nee of Rushworth, Victoria

Husband of Violet Madel Hicks nee Pentland of Sydney Road, Brunswick, Victoria. Sidney and Violet married during 1900c in Victoria

Held the ranks of acting Corporal and acting Sergeant on several occasions

Returned to Australia on 11 May 1919 aboard HT Zealandia disembarking on 28 June 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal