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HICKEY, William Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2679 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 August 1915, Enlisted at Keswick, SA |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rosewater, South Australia, 21 May 1886 |
| Home Town: | Eastwood, Burnside, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Plumber |
| Died: | Keswick, South Australia, 4 November 1922, aged 36 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Section: LO, Road: 4S, Site No: 7 |
| Memorials: | Rosewater Womens Memorial Roll of Honour WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2679, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Keswick, SA | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2679, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2679, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Adelaide | |
| 28 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 10th Infantry Battalion, From 27th Battalion | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 14 Dec 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2679, 10th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District as medically unfit due to nephritis | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 2679, 10th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Hickey and Sarah Elizabeth Hickey nee Lane of Rosewater, SA
Husband of Doris Annie Hickey nee Gardner of John Street, Eastwood, SA. William and Doris married on 9 October 1915 in the Methodist Church, Parkside, SA
Returned to Australia on 7 September 1917 aboard HT Kanowna
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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