The Soldier's Details
- Surname:
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Hickey
- First Name:
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Stanley Raymond
- Nick Name:
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Ray
- Rank:
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Private
- Regimental #:
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WX18170
- Company:
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‘A’ Company, No. 6 Platoon
- Enlisted:
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17.12.1940
- Discharged:
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7.02.1946
- DOB:
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29.05.1921
- Place of Birth:
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Narrogin, Western Australia
- Father's Name:
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Leslie Ernest Hickey
- Mothers's Name:
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Iveline Muriel Hickey
- Religion:
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Church of England
- Pre-war Occupation:
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Farmhand
- Singapore:
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Selarang Camp and Barracks Changi
- Force:
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‘ D ’ Force Thailand, Captain Harris Party
- Camps Thailand:
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Kanchanaburi, Non Pladuk
- POW#:
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1/ 8029 and 3 /8112
- Return Details 1945:
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Saigon‐Bangkok‐Singapore by aircraft; Singapore-Morotai-Sydney by aircraft; Sydney-Melbourne-Perth by troop train.
General Description
Hickey had previously been in 25th Light Horse.
Hickey was selected with ‘Both’ Party Singapore. Originally this party were to sail to Japan however only sailed as far as Indo-China. This was the last party to leave to work overseas and departed Singapore Harbour on 2 February 1945 and arrived Saigon 8 February.
Stan was recovered from Saigon at the end of the war.
Stanley Raymond Hickey passed away aged 81yrs, June 4 2002.
Camp Locations:
- Selarang Barracks Changi - Singapore
- Selarang Camp Changi - Singapore
- Kanchanaburi, 50k - Thailand
- Non Pladuk, 0k - Thailand
