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HICKEY, John James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2472 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 May 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Trench Mortar Battery |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Moore Park, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fireman |
| Died: | New South Wales, Australia , 23 August 1975, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Lawn, Section 2, Grave 1474. Interred on 26 August 1975. Commemorated with a plaque in the NSW Garden of Remembrance |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2472, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 14 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 2472, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 2472, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Sydney | |
| 14 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, In France | |
| 13 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st Light Trench Mortar Battery, From 3rd Battalion | |
| 30 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1st Light Trench Mortar Battery, In France | |
| 8 Mar 1918: | Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal, Citation reads: For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. As acting Q.M.S. he showed marked energy. The welfare of the men has been his one consideration. His supervision of the transport of rations under difficult and dangerous circumstances contributed largely to the success of his battery London Gazette on 3 June 1918, page 6484, position 24 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 7 November 1918, page 2111, position 156 | |
| 10 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2472, 1st Light Trench Mortar Battery, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James C. Hickey and Annie Hickey of Bennett Street, Moore Park, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 20 April 1919 aboard HT Boonah disembarking on 11 June 1919
Medals: Distinguished Conduct Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal