Coming Soon.
HICKEY, Samuel
Personal Details
Service Number: | 590 |
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Enlisted: | 22 July 1915 |
Last Rank: | Sapper |
Last Unit: | 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company) |
Born: | Buninyong, Victoria, Australia, 1881 |
Home Town: | Buninyong, Ballarat North, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 8 September 1952, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Geelong Western Cemetery, Victoria Methodist area 1, Grave 10871 |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
22 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 590, Mining Corps | |
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20 Feb 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 590, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney | |
20 Feb 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 590, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
9 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company) | |
8 May 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 590, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company) | |
15 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 590, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Hickey and Mariah Hickey nee Evans of Buninyong, Victoria
Husband of Rose Hickey nee Williams of Warrenheip Street, Buninyong, Victoria. Samuel and Rose married during 1911c in Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 8 May 1919 aboard HT Devanha disembarked on 23 June 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal