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HICKEY, James
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2615, 2615A |
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| Enlisted: | 25 June 1915, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Western Australia, 15 November 1967, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2615, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 2 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2615, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2615, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Fremantle | |
| 3 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), From 11th Battalion. Letter A added when taken on strength. Number now 2615A | |
| 3 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 13th Light Trench Mortar Battery, From 51st Battalion | |
| 25 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), While in England transferred from the 13th Light Trench Motor Battery | |
| 6 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2615A, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 11 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2615A, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Discharged at the 5th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his brother Harry Hickey of 135 Mile Camp, Transcontinental Railways, WA
Commenced return to Australia on 3 March 1919 board HT Euripides disembarkng 19 April 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal