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HICKS, Frederick Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1344 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 September 1915, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Signal Squadron |
| Born: | Heathcote, Victoria, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Heathcote, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Heathcote, Victoria, Australia, 31 January 1950, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Heathcote Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1344, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria | |
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| 21 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1344, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1344, 8th Light Horse Regiment, SS Hawkes Bay, Melbourne | |
| 14 Jun 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 8th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 16 Jun 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 2nd Signal Squadron, From 8th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 24 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 2nd Signal Squadron, Discharged at the 3rd Military District. Divisional signal Squadron |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Elijah Hicks and Ellen Hicks nee Stoddart of Heathcote, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 26 January 1919 aboard HT Demosthenis disembarking on 2 March 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1921c Frederick married Violet Mary Whittaker in Victoria