Family Origins
William Hickie was born on 21 May 1865 as eldest of eight children of Colonel James Francis Hickie (1833–1913) in Slevyre (Slevoir), Terryglass, near Borrisokane, Nenagh, County Tipperary, and his wife, Lucila Larios y Tashara (d.1880) of Castile. He came from a long soldierly line and famous Gaelic stock, William Hickie’s name is best remembered as one of the notable Irishman who served during the Great War. Two of his other four brothers also served, one was a Major in the Royal Artillery before becoming a priest. Hickie was educated at Oscott College, Birmingham a renowned seminary for training youths of prosperous catholic families.
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