William Martin HICKEY

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Service Number:	6510
Enlisted:	28 June 1916, Enlisted at Miles, QLD
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Taroom, Queensland, Australia, 22 January 1888
Home Town:	Taroom, Banana, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Stockman
Died:	Queensland, Australia, 28 November 1942, aged 54 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Miles General Cemetery, Qld Anglican area, Row K
Memorials:	Taroom District War Memorial, Taroom Shire Council Roll of Honour, Taroom War Memorial

28 Jun 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6510, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Miles, QLD
21 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 6510, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: ''
21 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 6510, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boonah, Brisbane
12 Oct 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6510, 15th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District

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At the time of enlistment his addres was Roma, QLD.

Son of James Francis Hickey and Eileen Mary Hickey nee Nalder of Taroom, QLD

Commenced return to Australia on 12 July 1919 aboard HT City of Essex disembarking on 26 August 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

On 26 April 1920 William married Laura Pearl Smith in QLD

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