HICKS, Lyell Cameron
Service Number: | 4458 |
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Enlisted: | 2 October 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Lismore, New South Wales, Australia, 1894 |
Home Town: | Lismore, Corangamite, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Tailor |
Memorials: | McLeans Ridges Public School and District Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
2 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4458, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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31 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4458, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
31 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4458, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
14 Nov 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4458, 25th Infantry Battalion, Severe wound to the chest | |
18 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 69th Infantry Battalion (WW1), From 25th Battalion | |
19 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 25th Infantry Battalion, From 69th Battalion | |
2 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4458, 25th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the hand and invalided to England on 5 September 1918 | |
11 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4458, 25th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Hicks and Christina Hicks of Murwillumbah, NSW
Served his tailoring apprenticeship Union Tailoring Company, Murwillumbah, NSW for five years
Commenced return to Australia on 18 January 1919 aboard HT Ulysses disembarking on 4 March 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1920c Lyell married Muriel P Hennessy in Murwillumbah, NSW