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HICKEY, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6399 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 May 1916, Enlisted at Hamilton, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Casterton, Victoria, Australia, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Portland, Glenelg, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Portland, Victoria, Australia, 16 April 1954, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6399, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Hamilton, Victoria | |
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| 11 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 6399, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 6399, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 4 Jan 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6399, 8th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to Nerasthenia |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thoms Hickey and Ellen Hickey nee McDonald of Casterton, Victoria
Husband of Edith Hickey of Portland, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 27 September 1917
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal