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HICKEY, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5369 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 March 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yarram, Victoria, Australia, 1875 |
| Home Town: | Alberton, Wellington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 9 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Tyne Cot Cemetery and Memorial Plot XX11, Row E, Grave 16, Tyne Cot Cemetery, Passchendaele, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5369, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne Victoria | |
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| 1 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 5369, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 5369, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his sister Johanna Harrap of West Alberton, Victoria. Father of Madeline Hickey, Annie Hickey and Lawrence Hickey of Augustus Orphanage. Johanna was said to tbe his guardian
Marital status given as widower
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal issued to Johanna Harrap in trust for Lawrence Hickey