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HICKEY, James
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 1324, 358 |
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Enlisted: | 4 August 1915, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | Army Medical Corps (AIF) |
Born: | Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, 28 December 1897 |
Home Town: | Lakemba, Canterbury, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Wood Machinist |
Memorials: | Marrickville Chapel Street Junior Technical School Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
4 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1324, 30th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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9 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1324, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
9 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1324, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
20 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1324, 30th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left foot. Embarked HS St. Denis for England on 28 July 1916 | |
19 May 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1324, 30th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding | |
1 Oct 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 358, Army Medical Corps (AIF), Enlisted at Sydney, NSW for home service | |
24 Dec 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 358, Army Medical Corps (AIF), Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Aice Hickey of Newtown NSW
Husband of Elsie W. Hickey nee Farrow of 'Woodrow Cottage' Myer Street, Lakemba, NSW. James and Elsie married during 1918c in Marrickville, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 13 February 1917 as wounded aboard HT Benalla disembarking on 13 April 1917
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal