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HICKEY, Francis Steven Patrick
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 3550 , 3550 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 September 1915, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 54th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bolwarra, Maitland, New South Wales, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Nimmitabel, Cooma-Monaro, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Assistant Mechanic |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 1 September 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension Plot V, Row G, Grave 16. Headstone inscription reads: We miss him most who loved him best may his soul rest in peace, Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, Peronne, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3550 , 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Involvement 3550, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked 3550, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 14 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 54th Infantry Battalion, At Tel-el-Kebir | |
| 2 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 54th Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Jan 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 54th Infantry Battalion, In the field |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Dennis James Hickey and Ellen Hickey of Windsor Street, Paddington, NSW formerly of Maitland, NSW
Had been awarded a silver cup for his success in swimming events on 10 June 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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