HICKEY, Frederick John Kinnard
| Service Number: | 7929 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 12th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 25 September 1894 |
| Home Town: | Camberwell, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tea blender |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 7929, 6th Field Artillery Brigade | |
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| 22 Nov 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 7929, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Nov 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 7929, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Persic, Melbourne | |
| 22 Feb 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , In France | |
| 29 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 6th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 23 Oct 1916: | Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal, While with the 6th Field artillery Brigade Signal Sub Section Citation reads:- For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. During two successive nights he continually repaired telephone lines under very heavy fire. Later, when Group Headquarters received several direct hits from enemy shells, with great coolness and initiative he got the whole personnel away to safety, searching all the dugouts himself under hostile fire. He then transferred the telephone lines to an adjacent battery under heavy fire and maintained communication. He showed the greatest devotion to duty and fearlessness throughout London Gazette on 22 October 1917, page 10869, position 9 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 23 May 1918, page 1126, position 48 | |
| 14 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 7929, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , Remained on duty with the Signal Sub Section of the 6th Field artillery Brigade | |
| 6 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 6th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 27 May 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Posted to Engineer Signal Reinforcements | |
| 11 Aug 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 12th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 27 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , Gassed. Transferred to England on 30 August 1918 | |
| 6 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 12th Field Artillery Brigade |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Kearney
Detail Source Ancestry - Birth Registration Details
Name: Frederick John Kinnard Hickey
Gender: Male
Baptism Age: 0
Birth Date: Detail Source
Name: Frederick John Kinnard Hickey
Gender: Male
Baptism Age: 0
Birth Date: 28 Sep 1894
Baptism Date: 1 Nov 1894
Baptism Place: St Stephens, Richmond, Victoria, Australia
Father: Frederick William Hickey
Mother: Eleanor Annie
Baptism Date: 1 Nov 1894
Baptism Place: St Stephens, Richmond, Victoria, Australia
Father: Frederick William Hickey
Mother:Frederick John Kinnard Hickey
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Cecilia Hickey nee Patten of Beaufort Road, Bromhill, Sheffield, England. Frederick and Cecilia on 8 July 1918 in the Parish Church, Sheffield, England. Vicar A.B. Burney officiated
In January 1919 Coates & Co.of Sheffield, England offered to employ him as an Automatic Telephone Installer following his release from the AIF
Medals: Distinguished Conduct Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal