Regimental number | 1313 |
Place of birth | Bundalong Vic |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Yarrawonga, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, David H Hickford, Hovell Street, Yarrawonga, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 39th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/56/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 39th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Berks Cemetery Extension (Rosenberg Plateau Plots) (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 17), Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 131 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: David and Mary HICKFORD, Yarrawonga Post Office, Victoria. Commemorated in Yarrawonga Cemetery, Victoria. Parents: Mary Emma (d. 15 October 1918; aged 57; bu. Yarrawonga) and David Henry (d. 30 April 1942, aged 83.11; bu. Yarrawonga) HICKFORD |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |