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HICKEY, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4806 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 April 1917, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bootle, Liverpool, England, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Mitcham, Mitcham, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Wharf Larbourer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Apr 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4806, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 23 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 4806, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 4806, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
| 24 Dec 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 43rd Infantry Battalion, From 32nd Battalion | |
| 26 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4806, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Gassed | |
| 23 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4806, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the back and hand | |
| 22 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4806, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Third occasion. Invalided to England on 25 August 1918 | |
| 1 Apr 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4806, 43rd Infantry Battalion, In London after having been declared an illegal absentee from 20 November 1918 until 1 April 1920 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Kearney
Wounded three times