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HICKS, Frederick Edward
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2647 |
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Enlisted: | 10 February 1916, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
Last Rank: | Trooper |
Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron |
Born: | Roebourne, Western Australia, 1897 |
Home Town: | Carnarvon, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Drover |
Died: | Killed in Action, Egypt, 9 January 1917 |
Cemetery: |
Kantara War Memorial Cemetery Row F, Grave 314 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
10 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2647, 10th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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6 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 2647, 10th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: RMS Morea embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
6 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 2647, 10th Light Horse Regiment, RMS Morea, Fremantle | |
1 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 3rd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron , From 10th Light Horse Regiment | |
9 Jan 1917: | Involvement Trooper, 2647, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2647 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Machine Gun Squadron awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1917-01-09 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of H.V. Hicks od Lakes Street, Perth, WA and Ellen V, Hicks of Sandstone, WA
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal