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HICKEY, Mathew Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1045 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 January 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 41st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Beenleigh, Queensland, Australia, 29 August 1895 |
| Home Town: | Taringa, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Confectioner's Assistant |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 18 January 1970, aged 74 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld Roman Catholic area 1, Row 23G, Grave 4. |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1045, 41st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 18 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1045, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney | |
| 18 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1045, 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1045, 41st Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left foot. Invalided to England on 18 October 1917 | |
| 26 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1045, 41st Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Gassed | |
| 1 Sep 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 41st Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1045, 41st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Hickey and Mary Hickey nee Cunningham of Rokeley Terrace, Taringa, QLD
Commenced return to Australia on 20 May 1919 aboard HT Nestor Disembarking at Sydney on 4 July 1919 for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 9 Jnauary 1932 Mathew married Delinah Shelley in QLD
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