Samuel HICKEY

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Service Number:	590
Enlisted:	22 July 1915
Last Rank:	Sapper
Last Unit:	2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company)
Born:	Buninyong, Victoria, Australia, 1881
Home Town:	Buninyong, Ballarat North, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 8 September 1952, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Geelong Western Cemetery, Victoria Methodist area 1, Grave 10871
Memorials:

22 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 590, Mining Corps
20 Feb 1916:	Embarked Sapper, 590, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney
20 Feb 1916:	Involvement Sapper, 590, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
9 Sep 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company)
8 May 1919:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 590, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company)
15 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 590, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Son of William Hickey and Mariah Hickey nee Evans of Buninyong, Victoria

Husband of Rose Hickey nee Williams of Warrenheip Street, Buninyong, Victoria. Samuel and Rose married during 1911c in Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 8 May 1919 aboard HT Devanha disembarked on 23 June 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal