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HICKEY, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5111 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 19 January 1916, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Busselton, Western Australia, 1875 |
| Home Town: | Capel, Capel, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 10 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Capel War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5111, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 5111, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 5111, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Shropshire, Fremantle | |
| 20 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 48th Infantry Battalion, From 16th Battalion | |
| 10 Apr 1917: | Involvement Private, 5111, 48th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5111 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-10 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his half brother James Wynne of Capel, WA
On 5 September 1916 he suffered n accidental bay9onet wound to the thigh
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal