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HICKEY, John
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2385 , 2385 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 June 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dookie, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Benalla, Benalla, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Hooge Crater Cemetery, Belgium Plot V11, Row A, Grave 2, Hooge Crater Cemetery, Passchendaele, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Benalla War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2385 , 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 16 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 2385, 6th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 2385, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 23 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 6th Infantry Battalion | |
| 10 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 65th Infantry Battalion, While in England | |
| 3 Jun 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 6th Infantry Battalion, From 65th Battalion | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 2385, 6th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2385 awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-09-20 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Daniel Hickey and Mary Hickey nee King of Crofton Street, Benalla, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal