HICKEY, John Joseph
| Service Numbers: | 1669, 1699 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 60th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Melbourne Vic, August 1894 |
| Home Town: | Port Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Seaman |
| Died: | Accidental (Train accident), Edgy Curragh Military Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, 27 January 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Bridgetown Catholic Churchyard Bridgetown Catholic Churchyard, County Clare, Republic of Ireland, family grave, consecrated ground, Bridgetown Catholic Churchyard, Bridgetown, County Clare, Munster, Ireland |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1669, 58th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 4 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1699, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1699, 58th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 24 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1699, 60th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), GSW on wrist and fingers | |
| 26 Feb 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 60th Infantry Battalion, reverted back to Pte on 6/7/1917 at own request. | |
| 27 Jan 1918: | Involvement Private, 1699, 60th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1699 awm_unit: 60th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-01-27 |
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Died on this date - 27th January........Private John Joseph Hickey was born in Port Melbourne, Victoria in 1894. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 16th February, 1916 as a 21 year old Seaman.
Private Hickey was transferred from 58th Battalion to 60th Battalion on 24th May, 1916 in Egypt. After being AWL he arrived in France on 29th June, 1916.
Private Hickey was wounded in action on 19th July, 1916 with GSW to hands. He was invalided to England & discharged on 30th August, 1916.
Private Hickey was once again AWL & written up for other offences & was awarded 28 days detention. He was sent back to France & rejoined 60th Battalion on 20th December, 1916.
Private Hickey was appointed Lance Corporal on 26th February, 1917 but reverted to the rank of Private on 6th July, 1917 at his own request.
Private Hickey was sent to Hospital on 25th September, 1917 & was classified as “Shell Shock Wounded” 2 days later. He was transferred to Convalescent Depot at Etaples, France on 5th October, 1917 & in the following month was absent from Roll Call on one occasion & drunk on another occasion.
Private Hickey was returned to his Battalion on 11th December, 1917. He was sent on leave to UK from 13th January, 1918.
Private John Joseph Hickey died at 5.30 pm on 27th January, 1918 at Edgy Curragh Military Hospital, Dublin, Ireland from Shock and Haemorrhage as a result of a Railway accident. He was buried in Bridgetown Catholic Churchyard, County Clare, Republic of Ireland in a family grave.
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