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Ernest John HICKS

Regimental number2578
Place of birthLatrobe Tas
ReligionBaptist
OccupationFireman
AddressLatrobe, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, William Hicks, Latrobe, Tasmania
Previous military service92nd Infantry
Enlistment date3 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name40th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/57/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 25 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll40th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 16 March 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Launceston Garden of Remembrance
Medals

Military Medal


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 185
Date: 27 November 1918

Date of death1 January 1967

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