Ancestor Details

Name of Ancestor: Name of Ancestor: George Hicks

Ancestor's date of birth: 23/01/1873

Ancestor's date of death: 1930?

Cause of Death: Detail not provided

Service and Life Before the Boer War: Born at Bulli NSW, by 1914 had served 17 years as a permanent soldier, indicating he probably joined the Garrison Artillery as a gunner in 1897.

Service Number: 2667

Colony or State of enlistment: NSW, Place of Enlistment: Sydney

Unit: A Battery Royal Australian Artillery

Rank attained in Boer War: BDR, Date Effective: 13/12/1900

Highest Rank attained (if served after war): CAPT, Date Effective: 21/10/1917

Murray Page: 53

Contingent: First New South Wales

Ship: Warrigal, Date of Sailing: 30/12/1899

Memorial details: Detail not provided

Awards/Decorations/Commendations: Queen's South Africa Medal with Transvaal, Cape Colony, Orange Free State and South Africa 1901 clasps. 1914/15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Personal Characteristics: Height 172 cm, weight 73 kg (1914)

Reasons to go and fight: A soldier in the permanent forces of the Colony of New South Wales.

Details of service in war: Served from February 1900 with A Battery in Orange Free State and Transvaal until invalided to Australia arriving 11 June 1901.

Service and life after the Boer War: Continued to serve as a permanent soldier. Was married to Lucy Anne, had children and was living at Murwullumbah, NSW. Joined the AIF at Enoggera on 21 November 1914 as RSM of the 5^th Light Horse Regiment, Service Number 661. Served at Gallipoli. Served in Palestine, commissioned 20 February 1916, was severely wounded in the forearm 4 August 1916. Returned to the front and was promoted Captain 21 October 1917, serving as Adjutant of the 5 LH. Returned to Australia 26 December 1918, service in the AIF terminated 5 February 1919. Continued to serve in the permanent forces.

Descendant Details

Name of Descendant: Maureen Davis-Catterall, Woronora NSW
Relationship to Ancestor: great grand daughter

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