Eric Halliday HICKIE

HICKIE, Eric Halliday

Service Numbers: 990, 66730
Enlisted: 8 September 1914
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW)
Born: Surrey, England, 6 May 1888
Home Town: Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Clerk
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World War 1 Service

8 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 990, 8th Infantry Battalion
19 Oct 1914: Embarked Private, 990, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne
19 Oct 1914: Involvement Private, 990, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
13 Aug 1915: Discharged AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 8th Infantry Battalion
27 Jul 1918: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 66730, Reinforcements WW1
14 Oct 1918: Involvement Private, 66730, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Wyreema embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
14 Oct 1918: Embarked Private, 66730, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), SS Wyreema, Sydney
5 Jan 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 66730, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Biography contributed by Robert Kearney

Enlisted for second period of service under alias  James Halliday HENDERSON

Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of William Henderson of Surrey, England

Also served with a temporary commission while attached  to the 1st Indian Mule Corps

Returned to Australia on 21 December 1918, second time, when troopship was recalled. Disembarked at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal