Robert Alonzo Micks (1898 - 1917)

Born 2 Jun 1898 in Canton, Hope Township, Ontario

Ancestors

Died 30 Oct 1917 at age 19 in Passchendale

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Biography

Private Micks was the son of Alonzo R. and Ellen Jenny Micks, of Port Hope, Ontario. He was single and employed as a labourer. Pte Micks' father, Alonzo also served in the First World War, enlisting after his son on 27 July 1916 in Port Hope, Ontario. He died in WWI, went missing at Passchendale.

Robert Alonzo Micks was born in Port Hope and educated in the Port Hope Public School. He was working in Peterborough when he enlisted with the 93rd Battalion, C.E.F. in October, 1915. He trained in Peterborough and at Barriefield, going overseas in July 1916. In England, he was drafted to the 5th C.M.R.'s and was engaged in the battles of Vimy Ridge, Somme, Hill 70 and Passchendaele. He was orderly to Lieut. A.W. Logie, and in the attack on Source Farm was partially buried by a nearby exploding shell. He pressed forward and was one of five men to finally gain the objective and capture Source Farm. He was somewhat dazed by the shock of the explosion referred to and his officer sent him to the rear with some prisoners. He was never heard of after. His officer believes he was killed by a shell on his way to headquarters and no trace of him was ever found. Lieut. Logie wrote of him to his sister in these words, "I feel honoured in having known him and you should feel proud of having such a brother." His place of burial is not known.^[1]

Private ROBERT ALONZO MICKS who died on October 31, 1917,

Service Number: 195174, Age: 20

Force: Army

Unit: 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles (Quebec Regiment)

Date of Birth: August 2, 1897 in Port Hope, Ontario, Canada

Date of Enlistment: October 11, 1915 at Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

MENIN GATE (YPRES) MEMORIAL Belgium Grave Reference: Panel 30 and 32 Harry Thomas Micks Robert Alonzo Micks (killed in action) Joseph Quinn Micks These brothers are listed as "Mix" in Ontario/Durham/48 Port Hope/page 13 ...... their father Alonzo Micks is also on the same page and was a soldier in WW1.

This biography is a rough draft. It was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import and needs to be edited.

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.alivingpast.ca/supsac.htm#Robert

• Soldier's Personnel Records

• Canadian Virtual War Memorial

<http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/cef/001042-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=189679&interval=20&&PHPSESSID=pd461vcckdi2t0cfi1uvh49r73> 1881 census for Alonzo

http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Sear...us&frompage=99 <http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/Census/individual_record.asp?indi_code=1881CN%5F620386%5F0&lds=5&region=2&regionfriendly=1881+Canadian+Census&frompage=99>

• WikiTree profile Micks-11 created through the import of familytreex.ged on Jul 20, 2011 by Adri Oldershaw. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Adri and others.

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