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HICKEY, Edward Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 5118, 5118 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 December 1915, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mohill, Ireland, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Renmark, Renmark Paringa, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Marine Fireman |
| Died: | War Service related , Myrtle Bank, South Australia, 16 August 1922 |
| Cemetery: |
AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia Light Oval, Row 6N, Aspect W, Grave 10. Interred on 21 August 1922 |
| Memorials: | Men from Renmark and District Roll of Honor Boards (4) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5118, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 25 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 5118, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 5118, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Adelaide | |
| 20 Feb 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5118, 10th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the back. Invalided to England on 23 February 1917 aboard HS St. Denis | |
| 1 Mar 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5118, 10th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District as medically unfit due to Tuberculosis |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Lawrence Hickey and Julie Hickey of Mohill, Ireland
Husband of Agnes Hickey of Renmark, SA later of Hilton, SA. Father of Robert Lawrence Hickey and Annie Mildred Hickey
Commenced return to Australia on 27 August 1917 aboard HT Pakeda disembarking on 20 October 1917
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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