William Ernest HITCHENS

Regimental number33440
Place of birthHastings Tas
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSaw mill hand
AddressSwansea, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs Sarah Robertson, 3 King Street, Hobart, Tasmania
Enlistment date26 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade, February 1917 Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/128/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 11 May 1917
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Division Ammunition Column
FateReturned to Australia 2 June 1919