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HICKEY, Augustus Hamilton Farah
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1167 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 February 1915, Enlisted at Dalby, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Claremont, Queensland, Australia, 10 March 1896 |
| Home Town: | Dalby, Western Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 16 October 1977, aged 81 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Toowoomba Garden of Remembrance | Cemetery & Crematorium Burial details 601-B-6. Interred on 18 October 1977 Commemorated with a plaque in the QLD Garden of Remembrance |
| Memorials: | Jandowae War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1167, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Dalby, QLD | |
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| 16 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1167, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 1167, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 28 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1167, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 1st Military district as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Gilbert Farah Hickey and Margaret Hickey nee Henry of 'Jandowae', Dalby, QLD. Birth name registed at Gustavus Hamilton Fayrer Hickey
Commenced return to Australia on 13 March 1919 aboard HT Ulimaroa disembarking on 29 April 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal