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HICKS, Hugh Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5086 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 November 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Signal Squadron |
| Born: | Macedon, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | North Dandenong, Victoria, Australia, 23 July 1987, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cassia area. Cremation service held on 27 July 1987 |
| Memorials: | Geelong College WW1 Roll of Honour, St Martins Hawksburn HB |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 5086, 3rd Light Horse Brigade Train, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 2 Feb 1915: | Involvement Driver, 5086, 3rd Light Horse Brigade Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Chilka embarkation_ship_number: A51 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked Driver, 5086, 3rd Light Horse Brigade Train, HMAT Chilka, Melbourne | |
| 17 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 1st Divisional Train | |
| 5 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 1st Signal Squadron | |
| 11 Jun 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 2nd Signal Squadron | |
| 17 Jun 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 5086, 2nd Signal Squadron, Accidental. Serious wound to the foot while cleaning a revolver | |
| 18 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 5086, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles D. Hicks and Henrietta Hicks nee Williams of Kensington Road, South Yarra, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 15 January 1919 aboard HT Berrima disembarking on 17 February 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1926c Hugh married Ann D. O'Brien in Corowa, NSW