Benjamin James HICKEY

HICKEY, Benjamin James

Service Number: 5852
Enlisted: 21 March 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank: Driver
Last Unit: 11th Field Artillery Brigade
Born: South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1891
Home Town: Saint Kilda, Port Phillip, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Cook
Died: Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 1950, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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World War 1 Service

21 Mar 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5852, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
2 Oct 1916: Involvement Private, 5852, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
2 Oct 1916: Embarked Private, 5852, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne
3 May 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5852, Wound to the left hand
13 Dec 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Artillery Details , At Sutton Veny
14 Jan 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , In the field
9 Mar 1918: Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , In the field
25 Oct 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 5852, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Robert Hickey and Amelia Hickey of Melbourne, Victoria

Husband of Elizabeth G. Hickey nee Stobans of 'Koroleigh', Tongala, Victoria formerly of High Street, St. Kilda, Victoria. Benjamin and Elizabeth married during 1914 in Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 12 May 1919 aboard HT Port Napier disembarking on 2 April 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal