Regimental number | 442 |
Place of birth | Ballarat Vic |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Hairdresser |
Address | Kinsway Street, Calremont, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, Joseph Hicks, Kinsway Street, Calremont, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A36 on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Thistle Dump Cemetery (Row F, Grave No. 2), High Wood, Longueval, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 113 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph and Eliza HICKS, 117 Plain Street, East Perth, Western Australia. Native of Ballarat |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |