Peter Henry HICKEY

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HICKEY, Peter Henry

Service Number:	2680
Enlisted:	19 July 1915, Enlisted in Adelaide
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	50th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, 30 June 1897
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Striker
Died:	Natural causes, Western Australia, 27 July 1987, aged 90 years
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Western Australian Garden of Remembrance

World War 1 Service

19 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2680, Enlisted in Adelaide
27 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 2680, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
27 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 2680, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Adelaide
29 Oct 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2680, 50th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

When Peter enlisted he was residing at his mother's residence in 5 Little Cardwell, Streei, Adelaide. Post war residential address were 37 Pultney Stree, Adelaide; Verdun and Bridgewater both little villages in the Adelaide Hills. Last known address was 2/20 Durham Street, Glenelg, South Australia. It may be possible that he eventually resided in Western Australia but his is yet to be confimed

10 July 1916 - Returned to Australia on board Clan MacGillvray for discharge due to chronic Synovitis right knee

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in Cadets

RSL Information

30 June 1917 - Joined State Branch

1948 - Transferred to Victoia

4 August 70 - Transferred to Glenelg Sub Branch

Mini badge - 827

Badges - 2201 and 8161 lost

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