The Soldier's Details
- Surname:
- Hicks
- First Name:
- William
- Nick Name:
- Bill
- Rank:
- Private
- Regimental #:
- WX5206
- Classification:
- Driver/Mechanic
- Company:
- 'D' Company
- Enlisted:
- 26.07.1940
- Discharged:
- 14.06.1946
- DOB:
- 29.03.1913
- Place of Birth:
- Boulder, Western Australia
- Father's Name:
- John Hicks
- Mothers's Name:
- Linda Hicks
- Religion:
- Church of England
- Pre-war Occupation:
- Forestry Worker
- Singapore:
- Selarang Camp Changi; AGH Roberts Barracks Changi; Tanjong Pagar Camp; Selarang Barracks Changi; Kranji Hospital Woodlands (28.5.1944); W Party; Woodlands Camp
- POW#:
- 1/8030
- Return Details 1945:
- Singapore-Labuan, 2/lst H.M.Australian Hospital Ship Manunda; Labuan, admitted to 2/4th Australian General Hospital (21.9.1945); Labuan-Morotai-Brisbane, HMAS Manoora; Brisbane-Sydney by troop train; Sydney-Fremantle, HMT Dominion Monarch.
General Description
Bill Hicks was wounded in action 15/2/1942 at Buona Vista. Admitted to 2/9th Field Ambulance 15/2/1942 with shrapnel wound to the median nerve of his left arm. Transferred to 2/13h Australian General Hospital on 16/2/1942. Discharged to unit on 27/4/1942. To Kranji Hospital ex-Changi Gaol Camp on 28/5/1944.
Camp Locations:
- Kranji Camp Woodlands - Singapore
- Roberts Barracks Changi - Singapore
- Selarang Barracks Changi - Singapore
- Selarang Camp Changi - Singapore
- Tanjong Pagar Camp - Singapore
- Woodlands Camp - Singapore
