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Cecil Stephen HINCKS

Regimental number634
Date of birth18 February 1894
Place of birthMaitland, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressMurray Street, Gawler, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 8.25"
Weight153 lbs
Next of kinFather, Henry Stephen Hincks, Murray Street, Gawler, South Australia
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years in the Senior Cadets and the Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date19 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Battalion, G Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/27/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board Transport A11 Ascanius on 20 October 1914
Regimental number from Nominal RollCommissioned
Rank from Nominal Roll2nd Lieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 1 November 1919
Discharge date13 December 1920
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Wounded in action, 8 April 1917 (gun shot wound, buttock, right thigh).

Married Gladys Lettie MERRITT, spinster, The Church of St Mark, Kingston-on-Thames, 5 December 1918.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Orvieto', 1 November 1919; appointment terminated (discharged), Adelaide, 13 December 1920.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No S194.
SourcesNAA: B884, HINCKS Cecil Stephen

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