James Alick Hawkins
In 1911 he was a lace manufacturer's clerk.
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James Alick was born in 1896 at Nottingham he was the son of James Johnson a domestic gardener and his first wife Elizabeth Hawkins née Lawson, of Radford,
His father James Johnson was born in 1864 at Twyning, Gloucestershire, his mother Elizabeth Lawson was born in 1863, she died in 1915 at Nottingham she was 42 yrs old. they were married on 3rrd September 1892 at Lenton Priory Church.
His father later went on to marry his second wife Marry Ann Spencer born 1854 at Weldon Northamptonshire, they were married in 1910 at Nottingham. they lived at 17 Midland Drive, Lenton.
In the 1911 census the family lived at 8 Leonard Drive Denman Street Radford Nottingham, James Johnson 47 yrs is living with his wife Mary Anne Hawkins 57 yrs along with James's son James Alick 15 yrs a lace manufactures clerk. James states he and Mary had been married for less that a year they had no children.
James Alick Hawkins enlisted in Nottingham and served with the Sherwood Foresters Regiment later transferring to the 2nd Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers. He was reported to have been killed in action on 20th February 1916. However, the battalion war diary confirms he was almost certainly killed the previous day during a German raid on their position. Having no nown grave his name is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial Pier and Face 3 C and 3 D
Obituaries published in the Nottingham Evening Post on 20th February 1917 read:-
“HAWKINS. – In loving memory of our dear boy, Private Alick Hawkins, Lancashire Fusiliers, killed in action February 20th, 1916. Ever in our thoughts. – Mother and father.
“HAWKINS. – In loving memory of our dear Alick, killed in action February 20th, 1916. For ever with the Lord. – Fiancée Jenny [Marshall].”
Above obituaries courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918
Photo of James Alick Hawkins
Thiepval Memorial France courtesy of cwgc