HICKS, Sydney

Full Name: Sydney

HICKS

Date of Birth: 03

–

1889

Place of birth: Swinton

England

Occupation: Carpenter

Address: Ewington Collie WA

Next of Kin: Wife-Lettice Ann Hicks

Next of Kin Address: Ewington Collie WA

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 2589

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 44th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1916-06-07

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

Western Australia

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Embarkation Date: 1916-11-09

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Disembarkation Date: 1917-01-10

Locations Served:

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Returned: Yes

Discharge Date: 1918-12-01

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7/06/1916- To No. 72 Depot Company as Private
20/06/1916- To 14th Reinforcements
14/09/1916- To 44th Battalion 6th Reinforcements
5/10/1916- To 44th Battalion 5th Reinforcements
10/01/1917- To 11th Training Battalion Durrington England ex Australia
28/03/1917- Proceeded Overseas 3rd Australian Division Base Depot Etaples France ex Folkestone ex Durrington
1/04/1917- Joined 44th Battalion in the field France ex Base Depot
25/05/1917- Admitted 57th Division Receiving Station in the field France ( Inflamed Right Knee Joint ) then to 54th Casualty Clearing Station
2/06/1917- Admitted 35th General Hospital Calais France ( Synovitis Right Knee )
5/06/1917- Evacuated/Admitted Middlesex War Hospital Napsbury England
22/06/1917- Admitted 3rd Australian Aux Hospital Dartford England
3/07/1917- To No. 2 Command Depot Weymouth England
21/09/1917- To No. 1 Command Depot Perham Downs England
20/10/1917- Admitted Clearing Hospital Perham Downs England ( Synovitis )
30/11/1917- Admitted Military Hospital Sutton Veny England
9/12/1917- To No. 1 Command Depot Sutton Veny England
26/03/1918- To AIF DEpots in UK Tidworth England
10/04/1918- To No. 2 Command Depot Weymouth England for Return to Australia
21/07/1918- Embarked England for Australia per ” Boonah ”  to act as Military Policeman during Voyage-( Loose Cartilage and Weakness Right Knee )
11/09/1918- Disembarked Australia
1/12/1918- Discharged from Service ( Medically Unfit ).

 

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

British War Medal – No. 15975

Victory Medal – No. 15563.