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HICKEY, John Joseph
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2676 |
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Enlisted: | 22 May 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 56th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1887 |
Home Town: | Glebe, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
22 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2676, 56th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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7 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2676, 56th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
7 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2676, 56th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
27 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 63rd Infantry Battalion, From 56th Battalion at Windmill Hill, England | |
18 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 63rd Infantry Battalion | |
18 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 56th Infantry Battalion, From 63rd Battalion as per special orders | |
5 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2676, 56th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Lilian Catherine Hickey of Bridge Road, Glebe, NSW
Commenced return to Australia 2 June 1919 aboard HT Beltana disembarking on 20 July 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal