David HICKEY

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Service Number:	7729
Enlisted:	22 August 1915, Enlisted at Warwick Farm, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	1st Light Trench Mortar Battery
Born:	St. Peters, New South Wales, Australia, 1897
Home Town:	Moore Park, Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Plumber
Died:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , July 1963, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, NSW Roman Catholic FM, Path 29E, Grave 0063. Interred of 16 July 1963
Memorials:

22 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 7729, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Warwick Farm, NSW
18 Nov 1915:	Involvement Driver, 7729, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
18 Nov 1915:	Embarked Driver, 7729, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Persic, Sydney
19 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Infantry Battalion
13 May 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Light Trench Mortar Battery
5 Aug 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7729, 1st Light Trench Mortar Battery, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Son of James C. Hickey and Ann Hickey of Bennett Street, Moore Park, NSW

Commenced return to Australia on 12 March 1920 aboard HT Ceramic disembarking on 6 May 1920

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

Husband of Doris M. Hickey Of Maroubra, NSW formerly of Sydney, NSW. David and Doris married during 1920c in Randwick, NSW