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HICKEY, William John Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 3061, 6556 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 July 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Nyngan, New South Wales, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Paddington, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | St. Vincents School, Redfern,New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Waiter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3061, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 8 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3061, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Sydney | |
| 8 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3061, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 56th Infantry Battalion, From 4th Battalion | |
| 12 Sep 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3061, 56th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to weakness due to youth and rapid growth | |
| 4 Jan 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6556, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
| 7 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 6556, 18th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 6556, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Hickey and Emily H. Hickey of 'Atholville', Paddington Street, Paddington, NSW formerly of Nyngan, NSW
Returned to Australia on 14 August 1916 aboard HT Clan McGillvary for discharge
Medals: 1914-25 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal