HICKEY J.W.

Given Names:  James Walter

Service Number:  16029

Unit:  Dental Details                                                                                                        

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number:  141141

Age:  19 Yrs   

Occupation:  Student                                                                                                     

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Roman Catholic

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  11 In                   

Weight:  140 Lbs

Chest:  33-36½ In

Hair:  Auburn

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Fair

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  28/4/1916

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  James Hickey

Blakely', Wrixon Street, East Kew, Victoria                                                                        

Embarkation Date:  18/7/1916

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Seang Bee A48

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Medic    

Embarked:  10/4/1919                               

Disembarked:  31/5/1919

Unit:  Dental Corps                                                                                                                       

Rank:  Staff Sergeant

Discharge Date:  15/7/1919                       

Place:  

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  56310

Victory Medal:  Not earned

Other:    

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1897

Place:  Hawthorn, Victoria                        

Father:  James HICKEY                           

Mother:  Helen Elizabeth SWAN

MARRIAGE

Year:  1932     

Place:             

Spouse: Kathleen Lilias O'CONNOR

DEATH

Date or Year: 9/8/1972                            

Place: Heidelberg, Victoria                      

Burial:  Springvale, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Xavier College

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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