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HICKEY, Cornelius Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2086 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 March 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 41st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 12 February 1894 |
| Home Town: | Byrnestown, North Burnett, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 4 August 1968, aged 74 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Gayndah Cemetery, Queensland |
| Memorials: | Gayndah War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2086, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 7 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2086, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2086, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Brisbane | |
| 26 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2086, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Gassed | |
| 23 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 41st Infantry Battalion, From 42nd Battalion | |
| 10 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2086, 41st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Cornelius Hickey and Norah Hickey nee Lyons of Brynestown, QLD
Commenced return to Australia on 26 July 1919 aboard HT Demosthenos disembarking on 19 September 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 15 May 1919 Cornelius married Nellie Florence Wheeler in St. Anselms Church, Dartford, Kent, England. Priest H.E. Pllummer officiated