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HICKS, Ronald John Thompson
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | QX21619, Q7293 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 June 1941, Warwick, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Division Cavalry Regiment |
| Born: | Deal, Kent, England, United Kingdom, 26 January 1922 |
| Home Town: | The Head, Southern Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Saw miller |
| Died: | Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, October 1996 |
| Cemetery: |
Pinnaroo Lawn Cemetery & Crematorium, Brisbane Grave Location: 6ANZ-823, ANZAC Portion 6/Grave 823. Also Queensland Garden of Remembrance - Memorial Location: Wall 6/Row R. |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 13 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Private, QX21619, Warwick, Queensland | |
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| 14 Jun 1941: | Involvement Q7293, also QX21619 | |
| 12 Aug 1941: | Involvement QX21619, also Q7293 | |
| 12 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX21619 | |
| 1 Nov 1941: | Embarked Private, QX21619, HMAT US13, Sydney | |
| 4 Feb 1942: | Transferred Private, Australian Army Provost Corps (WW2) | |
| 12 Mar 1942: | Embarked Private, QX21619, Australian Army Provost Corps (WW2), Middle East (to Ceylon 26/03/1942) | |
| 24 Jun 1942: | Promoted Corporal, Australian Army Provost Corps (WW2) | |
| 10 Jul 1942: | Embarked Corporal, QX21619, Australian Army Provost Corps (WW2), Ceylon (to Melbourne 04/08/1942) | |
| 2 Nov 1942: | Embarked Private, QX21619, Australian Army Provost Corps (WW2), HMAT Duntroon, Brisbane (to Port Moresby 10/11/1942) | |
| 7 Feb 1943: | Embarked Corporal, QX21619, Australian Army Provost Corps (WW2), HMAT Canberra, Port Moresby (to Cairns 09/02/1943) | |
| 25 Sep 1943: | Promoted Private, Reverts to Private at own request | |
| 26 Sep 1943: | Transferred Corporal, 2nd/3rd Field Regiment, Signals C section | |
| 3 Nov 1944: | Embarked Private, QX21619, 2nd/3rd Field Regiment, HMAT Duntroon, Cairns (to Aitape 07/11/1944) | |
| 5 Sep 1945: | Discharged Private, QX21619, 7th Division Cavalry Regiment | |
| 5 Sep 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX21619 |
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