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Edward George HICKSON

Regimental number3401
Place of birthSydney New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressBelmont Street, Marylands, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, George Thomas Hickson, Belmont Street, Marylands, New South Wales
Enlistment date13 January 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name53rd Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/70/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 24 January 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll53rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 27 April 1918
Place of burialVillers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 2), Fouilloy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
157
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Merrylands as spelt on Cemetery Details
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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