Regimental number | 1728 |
Place of birth | Fremantle Western Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Fitter |
Address | Quarry Street, Fremantle, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Margaret Hicks, Quarry Street, Fremantle, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Passchendaele New British Cemetery (Plot XIII, Row C, Grave No. 14), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 113 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated (marble tablet) in St John's Anglican Church, Fremantle, Western Australia. Inscription reads: 'To the glory of God. The Choir Vestry was erected A.D. 1922 in grateful memory of the men from this parish who gave their lives for God and King and Country in the Great War 1914-1919. "Their name liveth for evermore."' Parents: William and Margaret HICKS, Quarry Street, Fremantle, Western Australia |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |