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HICKS, Harry Francis
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 53242, 53242 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 February 1918, Enlisted at Charters Towers, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 4th Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Born: | Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, 27 January 1897 |
| Home Town: | Charters Towers, Charters Towers, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, 21 September 1988, aged 91 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Charters Towers Cemetery, Qld Lawn Section, Row 59, Grave 298. Interred on 23 September 1988 |
| Memorials: | Queensland Railways Toowoomba Employees Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Feb 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 53242, 1st to 8th (QLD) Reinforcements, Enlisted at Charters Towers, QLD | |
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| 8 May 1918: | Involvement Private, 53242, 1st to 8th (QLD) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 8 May 1918: | Embarked Private, 53242, 1st to 8th (QLD) Reinforcements, RMS Osterley, Sydney | |
| 23 Jul 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Artillery Details | |
| 22 Nov 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, From Artillery Details | |
| 24 Dec 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, Reverted to Gunner on 28 May 1919 | |
| 29 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 53242, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of FRancis Henry Hicks and Winifred Agnes Hicks nee Bowden of 'Court House Hotel', Charters Towers, QLD formerly of Deane Street, Charters Towers, QLD
Commenced return to Australia on 22 July 1919 aboard HT Ulysses disembarking on 5 September 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 30 April 1921 Harry married Alice Newby in QLD