William Cecil HICKEY

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Service Number:	2814
Enlisted:	6 September 1916, Enlisted at Armidale NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	35th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Guyra, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia, 1897
Home Town:	Wongwibinda, Guyra, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Ryde, New South Wales, Australia, 10 June 1937, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Aberfoyle General Cemetery, Aberfoyle, NSW
Memorials:

6 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2814, 35th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Armidale NSW
25 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 2814, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
25 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 2814, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney
28 Jul 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2814, 35th Infantry Battalion, Remained on duty
12 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2814, 35th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion, Wounds to the foot and thigh
21 Jun 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2814, 35th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to accidental wounding

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Son of Michael Hickey and Jessie Eliza Hickey of 'Forest Lodge', Wongwibinda, NSW

10 November 1917:- Accidentally wounded with a gunshot wound to the left thigh

Commenced return to Australia on 13 March 1918 aboard HT Field Marshall disembarking on 22 May 1918 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1927c William married Vida Alvena Agnes Bourke in Armidale, NSW