South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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 The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Private 37926 Frederick Thomas HICKS - 10th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment


Killed in Action Sunday, March 24th, 1918 aged 21


Military History

   
Theatre of WarMedalsCommonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals
     
Arrived in TheatreMedal Citation (if app)SWFHS Area Memorials
1 Feb 1917 ~ Ratley & Upton
     
Action, Battle or Other Reason KilledDate and Place Enlisted DateOther War Memorials
German Spring Offensive 15 Aug 1916 at Rugby  
     
Place of DeathPrevious Regiments or Units 
Bouzincourt ~  
     

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)           

The battalion war diary for 25 March 1918 shows that the Battalion evacuated Ervillers in the face of the rapid German advances and took a new position on the front at Courcelles. Frederick was killed at some stage during these events.

 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/PlaceBapitsm Date/Place
Oct Qtr 1897 at Wootton Wawen 26 Dec 1897 at Wootton Wawen
   
Parents NamesParents Abode
Tom & Annie Hicks Wootton Wawen
   
Wife & Marriage Date/PlaceChildren & Year of Birth
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SchoolsColleges
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Address HistoryEmployment History                       
1901 - Alcester Road, Wootton Wawen 1911 - Farm Labourer 
1911 - The Uplands Cottages, Upton  
1915 - The Uplands Cottages, Upton  

Brother of Albert Edward Hicks who also fell