John Joseph HICKEY

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Service Number:	2676
Enlisted:	22 May 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	56th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1887
Home Town:	Glebe, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Memorials:

22 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2676, 56th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
7 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 2676, 56th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
7 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 2676, 56th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney
27 Apr 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 63rd Infantry Battalion, From 56th Battalion at Windmill Hill, England
18 May 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 63rd Infantry Battalion
18 Sep 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 56th Infantry Battalion, From 63rd Battalion as per special orders
5 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2676, 56th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit

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Husband of Lilian Catherine Hickey of Bridge Road, Glebe, NSW

Commenced return to Australia 2 June 1919 aboard HT Beltana disembarking on 20 July 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal