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Nov 16, 1895
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Born in Lanark, Ontario to James and Margaret
(nee Trodden) Hickey
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Oct 13, 1917
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Medical exam for the MSA (Military Service Act)
of 1917 held at Renfrew, Ontario
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Jan 4, 1918
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Conscripted into the 1st Depot
Battalion, EOR (Eastern Ontario Regiment) under the MSA in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 3055364
Ø Next of kin given as James
Hickey, father, RR #1, Lanark, Ontario
Ø Religion given as Roman Catholic
Ø Previous occupation given as
Blacksmith
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Posted to the 3rd
Regimental Draft
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Feb 21, 1918
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The 3rd Regimental Draft embarked the
SS Melita in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Mar 4, 1918
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and proceeded
to Seaford where the draft was absorbed into the 6th Reserve
Battalion to continue training
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Aug 9, 1918
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
Arrived at the CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base
Depot) in Etaples, France and Taken On Strength of the 21st
Battalion
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Aug 15, 1918
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After leaving the base depot, Private Hickey
joined the 21st Battalion in Fouquescourt, France
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Oct 30, 1918
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Promoted to the rank of Corporal
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Dec 13, 1918
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The 21st Battalion led the 2nd
Canadian Division across the Bonn Bridge to enter Germany as part of the
Occupying Force and proceeded to Sieburg
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Feb 26, 1919
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Attached to the 4th Canadian Infantry
Brigade for duty
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Mar 6, 1919
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Rejoined the 21st Battalion in Ham Sur
Sambre, Belgium
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Apr 3, 1919
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Embarked the Western Australia in Havre
On arrival in England, he was attached to “P”
Wing in Witley pending return to Canada
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May 14, 1919
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Embarked the SS Caronia in Liverpool
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May 22, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded
to Kingston, Ontario by train
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May 24, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Corporal
Ø War Service Badge Class “A”
issued number 277475
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Box 64 Almonte, Ontario
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at Box 64 Almonte, Ontario
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Oct 5, 1921
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Married to Hilda Mary Murphy in Lanark, Ontario
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Feb 20, 1960
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Richard John Hickey died while a patient of the Ottawa
Civic Hospital Veteran’s Pavilion and was buried in the Saint Mary’s
Cemetery, Almonte, Ontario
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