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Arthur Robert Hicks (1893 - 1916)

Arthur Robert Hicks
Born in Staines, Middlesex, England, United Kingdommap
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Died at about age 23 in Somme, Picardie, Francemap
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Biography

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Arthur Hicks was born in Staines, Middlesex, England.
Arthur was born in 1893 in the Staines registration district, Middlesex, England. He was the son of Joseph Hicks and Eliza Driver.[1]
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Private Arthur Hicks was Killed in Action during World War I.
Private Arthur Hicks served in the British Army in World War I
Service started:
Unit(s): Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex) Regiment
Service ended: 6 July 1916

Arthur enlsted and fought in the Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex) Regiment, Regimental Number: 4801. [2]

He was killed in action on 6 July 1916 in the la Somme, Picardie district of France. His memorial is at Thiepval Memorial, Thiepval, Departement de la Somme,[3][4][5]

Sources

  1. ↑ Birth entry, GRO online index, HICKS Arthur Robert, Mother's maiden surname: DRIVER, GRO Reference: 1893 J Quarter in Staines Volume 03A Page 14
  2. ↑ Military entry, Arthur R Hicks in the UK, British Army World War I Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920, Picardie, France, Name: Arthur R Hicks, Military Date: 1914-1920. Military Place: England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, United Kingdom, Regiment or Corps: Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex) Regiment, Regimental Number: 4801, Army Medal Office (In the Care of the Western Front Association Website); London, England; Wwi Medal Index Cards, Ancestry.com. UK, British Army World War I Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. Original data: Army Medal Office. WWI Medal Index Cards. In the care of The Western Front Association website. Free Ancestry Image
  3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 08 May 2022), memorial page for Private Arthur Robert Hicks (unknown–6 Jul 1916), Find A Grave: Memorial #12439644, citing Thiepval Memorial, Thiepval, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France ; Maintained by IWPP Custodial Account (contributor 48586138) https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12439644/arthur-robert-hicks
  4. ↑ Commonwealth War Graves Commission ARTHUR ROBERT HICKS, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL Pier and Face 12 D and 13 B. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/791645/arthur-robert-hicks/
  5. ↑ UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919 Name Arthur Robert Hicks Residence Staines, Middlesex Death Date 6 Jul 1916 Death Place France and Flanders Enlistment Place Hounslow, Middlesex Rank Private Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex) Regiment Battalion 1st 8th (T.F.) Battalion Regimental Number T.F.4801 Type of Casualty Killed in action Theatre of War Western European Theatre Ancestry uk Record UKsoldiersGreatWar #498113




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