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HICKS, Herbert Lindley
Personal Details
Service Number: | 8023 |
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Enlisted: | 16 July 1915, Enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 5th Divisional Train |
Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Fireman |
Died: | Malvern, Victoria, Australia, 9 November 1976, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremation service was held on 11 November 1976 with the remains being scattered |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
16 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 8023, 18th Australian Army Service Corps, Enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria | |
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10 Nov 1915: | Involvement Driver, 8023, 8th Infantry Brigade Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
10 Nov 1915: | Embarked Driver, 8023, 8th Infantry Brigade Train, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
18 Nov 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 5th Divisional Train | |
29 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 8023, 5th Divisional Train, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Richard Hicks and Rachel Hicks nee Rawson of Windermere Street, Ballarat, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 21 March 1919 aboard HT Kildonian Castle disembarking on 7 May 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1921c Herbert married Elgytha Maude Bieske In Victoria