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William HICKS

Regimental number5590
Place of birthIsle of Man
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Address16 Nithdale Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs Sophia Hicks, 16 Nithdale Street, Hyde Park, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date16 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name20th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/37/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 9 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll20th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 4 May 1917
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialGrevillers British Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 13), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
91
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Sophia HICKS, 16 Nithsdale Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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