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HICKEY, James Darcy
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 18009, T262531 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 September 1916, Enlisted at Hobart, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Recruit Reception Depot |
| Born: | GEEVESTON, TAS, 9 May 1894 |
| Home Town: | Queenstown, West Coast, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Electrician |
| Died: | Tasmania, Australia, 28 April 1971, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Tasmania Roman Catholic area, Row N, Grave 41. It is possible that date of death maybe the internment date |
| Memorials: | Queenstown State School WWI Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 18009, Army Medical Corps (AIF), Enlisted at Hobart, Tasmania | |
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| 4 Aug 1917: | Embarked Private, 18009, Army Medical Corps (AIF), HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 4 Aug 1917: | Involvement Private, 18009, Army Medical Corps (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 15 Dec 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Employment Company, From Army Medical Corps | |
| 24 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF | |
| 17 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 18009, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, Discharged at the 6th Military District |
World War 2 Service
| 6 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, T262531, Recruit Reception Depot | |
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| 6 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), T262531, Enlisted at Hobart, Tasmania | |
| 27 Oct 1941: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, T262531, Recruit Reception Depot | |
| 27 Oct 1941: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), T262531, Discharged at the 6th Military District with the rank of Sergeant with the Recruitment Depot |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Patrick J. Hickey of Moonah, Tasmania
From 1 April 1919 and 30 August 1919 he gained experience Electircal Mechanical Engineering with Fraser & Borthwick of Pitt Street, Glasgow, Scotland
Commenced return to Australia on 3 September 1919 aboard HT Barambah as nursing staff, disembarking on 15 October 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Hobart
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Husband of Leila Cecilia Hickey of Barossa Road, Glenorchy, Tasmania
WW2 Medals: War Medal, Australian Service Medal
Residential address at the time of death was Lenah Valley, Tasmania