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HICKEY, Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4009 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 March 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, 1878 |
| Home Town: | Camperdown, Corangamite, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Warragul, Victoria, Australia, 3 November 1931, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Warragul Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Catholic area, Row J, Grave 349 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 4009, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 25 May 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 4009, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 25 May 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 4009, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 25 May 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 4009, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Melbourne | |
| 25 May 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 4009, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Melbourne | |
| 15 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 4009, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Michael Hickey and Mary Hickey nee Redman of Camperdown, Victoria formerly of Warrnambool, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 7 February 1919 aboard HS Lancashire dise,barking on 31 March 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal