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HICKEY, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1313 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 July 1915, Enlisted at Cootamunda, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 5th Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Born: | Harden, New South Wales, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Harden, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Employee |
| Died: | Bourke, New South Wales, Australia, 5 August 1946, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Bourke General Cemetery, NSW Roman Catholic area, Grave 868 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1313, 12th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Cootamunda, NSW | |
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| 21 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1313, 12th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1313, 12th Light Horse Regiment, SS Hawkes Bay, Sydney | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 16 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column, On 17 June 1918 he reverted to the rank of Gunner at his request | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 1313, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 26 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 1313, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column, Discharged at the 2nd Military District. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Hickey and Roseanna Hickey of Clark Street, Harden, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 13 April 1919 aboard HT Wyreema disembarking on 3 June 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal