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HICKEY, John Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4809 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 November 1915, Enlisted at Kempsey, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Army Medical Corps (AIF) |
| Born: | Branxton, New South Wales, Australia, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Coraki, Lismore Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4809, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Kempsey, NSW | |
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| 8 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4809, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4809, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Sydney | |
| 20 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 56th Infantry Battalion, From the 4th Battalion | |
| 20 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Army Medical Corps (AIF), Dental Services | |
| 12 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4809, Army Medical Corps (AIF), Dental Services. Discharged in London. Unit demobilised |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Lena Hickey of 'Newby's Hill', Coraki, NSW
Husband of Minnie Hickey nee Ball of Avenell Highbury Road, London, England. John and Minnie married on 25 February 1918 in the Registry Office, Hanover Square, England. Registrat Charles E. Johnson officiated
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal were issued to him from England as he had served with the Royal Fusiliers in the Russian Relief Force post WW1. Service number 133014
Returned to Australia on 23 July 1920