Michael James HICKEY

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Service Number:	4478
Enlisted:	27 December 1914, Enlisted at Ayr, QLD
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	7th Field Artillery Battery
Born:	Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia, 1884
Home Town:	Ayr, Burdekin, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Pneumonia, No. 2 General Hospital, Ghezireh, Cairo, Egypt, 4 February 1916
Cemetery:	Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row M, Grave 98. Chaplain G.J. Griffin officiated, Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

27 Dec 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 4478, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Ayr, QLD
2 Jun 1915:	Involvement Gunner, 4478, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
2 Jun 1915:	Embarked Gunner, 4478, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Medic, Brisbane
4 Feb 1916:	Involvement Gunner, 4478, 7th Field Artillery Battery, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4478 awm_unit: 7th Australian Field Artillery Battery awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1916-02-04

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Son of Michael Hickey and Ellen Hickey of Kogarah Road, Sydney, NSW

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal