Walter HICKS

Regimental number2187
Place of birthPerthville, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarrier
AddressArdlethan, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, Phillip Hicks, 14 Seymour Street, Bathurst, New South Wales
Enlistment date23 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name56th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/73/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on 4 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll56th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 22 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialCerisy-Gailly Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 39), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
162
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Philip and Ellenora HICKS, 357 Rauken Street, Bathurst, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal