ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

HICKEY, John

HICKEY, John

Full Name: John

HICKEY

Date of Birth: 08

–

1874

Place of birth: Ludlow

Australia

Occupation: Labourer

Address: Capel WA

Next of Kin: Brother- James Wynne

Next of Kin Address: Capel WA

Religion: Roman Catholic

Service Number: 5111

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 48th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1916-01-06

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1916-03-31

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1916-04-24

Locations Served:

,

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: KIA

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Villers Bretonneux France

Age at Death: 22

Burial Location: inscription Villers Brettoneux Memorial-No known grave

19/01/1916-To 45 Depot as Private
13/03/1916-To 16th Battalion 16th Reinforcements
20/05/1916-Transferred 48th Battalion
14/06/1916-Disembarked Marseilles France ex Alexandria
13/08/1916-Joined 48th Battalion in the field France
5/09/1916-Admitted Hospital France ( Accidental Self-inflicted Bayonet Wound Thigh ) ex 4 Casualty Clearing Station
6/09/1916-Admitted 23 General Hospital Etaples France
18/09/1916-Transferred 4th Aust Division Base Depot Etaples France ex Hospital
1/10/1916-Rejoined Battalion in the field France
10/04/1917- Reported KILLED IN ACTION France.

 

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

British War Medal – No. 34486

Victory Medal – No. 34243

Memorial Plaque/Scroll- No. 316576.

 

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Capel War Memorial WA

Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT – Panel No. 146

Villers-Brettoneux War Memorial France.