George Hicks
1911 - farm servant
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George was baptised on 11th July 1897 at St Albans Church, Sneinton,Nottingham. he was the son of William a general labourer and Mary Ann Hicksnée Hunt and the half brother of Edward and Edith Martin.
His father William Hicks was born in 1864 at Clapton, Gloucestershire, his mother Mary Ann Hicks néé Hunt was bornin 1872 at Whittington, Gloucestershire, they were married on 28th January 1888 at Whittington, they went on to have 12 children sadly 7 were to die in infancy or childhood.
In 1901 they lived at 10 Coburg Square Walker Street Sneinton Nottingham.
In the 1911 census his parents and siblings are living at Wiles Row, Commonside, Barlow near Chesterfield, William 46 yrs is a general labourer, he is living with his wife Mary Ann 39 yrs and their 4 children,
In 1911 George was living and working at the Lime Kiln, Cropwell Bishop Nottinghamshire he is shown as being 17 yrs and a farm servant, he is living with Samuel Dawn 53 yrs a farmer and innkeeper and his family
George Hicks enlisted around 8 February 1912, at Nottingham either as a reservist or regular soldier, in the Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment) and went with 1st Battalion to France on 4 November 1914. In January 1915 the battalion held trenches in the area of Neuve Chapelle and conditions were terrible with flooded trenches and incessant rain. At some point in early January, George was wounded and evacuated down the line to the 14th Stationary Hospital at Wimereux. He died there on 10 January 1915 and was buried in the attached cemetery, Wimereux Communal Cemetery, grave I. C.18A
Soldiers effects register shows the following -
14 June 1915 - £6-15s-5d - to - Half brother Edward £2-5s2d; Half sister Edith - £2-5s-2d; sister Alice - £2-5s-1d;
On 6 August 1919 the war gratuity of £5 was given to half brother Edward Martin for distribution.
Published in the Nottingham Evening Post on 14th January 1915 :-
“HICKS. – Wounded in action 20th November, 1914, and died at the base hospital January 10th, 1915, Private George Hicks,1st Sherwood Foresters, the dearly loved brother of Arthur and Lily Martin, 13, Church-grove, Lenton, aged 21 years. Father, in Thy gracious keeping, leave we now Thy servant sleeping.”
Above article is courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918
George Hicks Cemetery
11797 Private George Hicks, 1st Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment), Died of wounds and buried in Wimereux Communal Cemetery, grave I. C. 18A. Thanks to Phil Watson for the photograph
Photo of George Hicks
Hicks George grave at Wimereux Cemetery courtesy of the Sherwood Foresters Regiment roll of honour website