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HICKEY, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6951 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Born: | Berkshire, England, 1876 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Metal Worker |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 3 August 1966, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 6951, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Driver, 6951, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Driver, 6951, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 30 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 22nd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, From 4th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 12 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 26 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, From 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 30 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 6951, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Gassed | |
| 8 Jul 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 27 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 6951, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit. Held the rank of acting Bombardier |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was Rosslyn Street, Melbourne West, Victoria
Next of kin given as a friend Henry Shufflebotham of Kingsway, Coventry, England
In a report he was mentioned for his good and gallant conduct in conjunction with hard fighting around Pozieres but was not recommended for the award of Mention in Despatches
Commenced return to Australia on 2 March 1919 HT Derbyshire disembarking on the 26 April 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal