Regimental number | 459 |
Place of birth | Dungog, New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Grocer |
Address | Windsor, Bennett Street, Bondi, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 174 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, G Hicks, Hospital Hill, Dungog, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 18 months in the Mounted Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 67884 Pte George Sydney HICKS, 27th NSW Reinforcements, ship recalled November 1918 owing to cessation of hostilities. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Commenced return to Australia from suez on board HS 'Kanowna', 28 January 1916; discharged (medically unfit: wounded, gun shot wound, back)), Sydney, 4 September 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HICKS John Thomas |