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HICKEY, James Daniel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 419 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, May 1879 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bookkeeper |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 419, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 419, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 419, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 25 May 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 4th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 8 Dec 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 4th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 28 Jan 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 4th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 11 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Hickey and Mary Ann Hickey nee Laidlaw of Ballarat, Victoria
Next of kin given as his sister S. Hicey of Wendouree Asylum, Ballarat, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 9 August 1919 aboard HT Ceramic disembarking on 27 September 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal