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HICKEY, John Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1612 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 October 1915, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Australian Remount Unit |
| Born: | Bellingen, New South Wales, Australia, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Bellingen, Bellingen, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 28 April 1974, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Gravatt Cemetery & Crematorium, Brisbane ANZAC, Plot 2, Row D, Grave 283 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 1612, 2nd Remount Unit, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW | |
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| 10 Nov 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 1612, 2nd Australian Remount Unit, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Nov 1915: | Embarked Trooper, 1612, 2nd Australian Remount Unit, HMAT Orsova, Sydney | |
| 16 Jul 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, Australian Depot Battalion, Stores | |
| 9 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 2nd Australian Remount Unit | |
| 24 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 1612, 2nd Australian Remount Unit, Discharged at 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Henry Hickey and Elizabeth Mary Hickey nee Williams of 'Fernmount', of Bellinger River, NSW
Brother of James Patrick Hickey who returned to Australia on 12 March 1919 having served with the Australia Naval & Military Expeditionary Force Medical Corps and Richard William Hickey who returned to Australia on 26 November 1919 having served with the 15th Battalion
In February 1917 he was accidently wounded when a revolver fired injurying his knee
Returned to Australia on 1 September 1919 aboard HT Burma
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal