William James HICKS

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HICKS, William James

Service Numbers:	Not yet discovered
Enlisted:	1 March 1917, Enlisted in Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Captain (Chaplain 4th Class)
Last Unit:	Australian Army Chaplains' Department
Born:	Bega, New South Wales, Australia, 20 February 1882
Home Town:	Murwillumbah, Tweed, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Church of England Clerk in Holy Orders
Died:	Petersham, New South Wales, Australia, 31 May 1958, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

World War 1 Service

1 Mar 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Captain (Chaplain 4th Class) , Enlisted in Sydney, NSW
11 May 1917:	Involvement Australian Army Chaplains' Department, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
11 May 1917:	Embarked Australian Army Chaplains' Department, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne
20 Jun 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Captain (Chaplain 4th Class) , Second occasion. Invalided to England on 13 July 1918. Wound to the head
20 May 1919:	Wounded AIF WW1, Captain (Chaplain 4th Class) , Remained on duty
23 Mar 1921:	Discharged AIF WW1, Captain (Chaplain 4th Class) , Discharged at the 1st Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of William Hicks and Margaret Hicks of Bega, NSW

Husband of Effie Muriel Hicks nee Blow of Murwillumbah, NSW, William and Effie married in Muwillumbah, NSW during 1914c

Commenced return to Australia on 16 March 1919 aboard HT Czariza transhipped from Alexandria aboard HT Dunluce Castle disembarking on 15 May 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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