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Private Herbert George Hickey

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1878-07-28
Place of birth: London
Next of kin: Mrs. Ellen Hickey, 28 Merton Rd., Maudsworth, London, England S.W.
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1917-04-09
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Vimy Memorial, N/A

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 419196
Highest Rank: Private (42nd Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 42nd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Private (Army). 1915-07-12 ?
  3. Private (Army). 1915-07-12 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Attack on Vimy Ridge

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 1569201
LAC ID: 469522
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B4318-S031
Uploader's Research notes: Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database [Private Army Canadian Infantry 37th Battalion Not Specified Army Canadian Infantry 37th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 42nd Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-07-24