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HICKEY, Michael George
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 894, 1387 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 March 1915, Enlisted at Leongatha, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force |
| Born: | Ennis, Ireland, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Hurlstone Park, Canterbury, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Canister Maker |
| Died: | Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia, 30 December 1968, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 894, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Leongatha, Victoria | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 894, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 894, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Nov 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 894, 24th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to myocarditis | |
| 13 May 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1387, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, Enlisted in Broadmeadows, Victoria | |
| 13 Jun 1918: | Involvement Private, 1387, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Melusia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 13 Jun 1918: | Embarked Private, 1387, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, SS Melusia, Sydney | |
| 26 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1387, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his sister Mary Simpson of The Avenue, Hurlstone Park, NSW
Commenced return to Australia (first time) on 10 June 1916 aboard Itonas disembarking on 18 July 1916
Returned to Australia (second) from Rabaul on 23 February 1919 aboard SS Melusia
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal