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Record #5519
Name :
: Herbert Edgar WICKS (1898 - 1918)


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Date of Birth
: 21 Nov 1898

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 26 Apr 1918   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Norfolk, Norwich
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 22 Sep 1907
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesIn 1901, Herbert E Wicks, 2, living with grandmother Eliza Baker and mother Agnes Wicks in Norwich, Norfolk, England.

In 1911, Herbert E Wicks, 12, living with Austin Kimmerly and family in Richmond, Lennox and Addington, Ontario.

On the 9th October 1917, Herbert Edgar Wicks, d.o.b 21 Nov 1898 London, enlisted in the Canadian Army. He gave his residence as Napanee, Ont. His next of kin was Mrs Agnes Wicks, Mother, Hillside Road, Thorpe, London.

On 26 April 1918, Private H E Wicks, was killed in action while fighting with Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment). He is buried in Roclincourt Military Cemetery.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers states his Next of Kin as Mrs. Agnes Wicks, Hillside Road, Thorpe, St. Andrew, London, England.
Find A Grave Memorial# 16035583 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-03-11 16:20:08 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-10-10 09:04:32 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
23667 WICKS, Charles1910ENG,     Apr 1923 : Melita CAN Barnardos  
16884 WICKS, Eric ENG,     Oct 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
19264 WICKS, Frederick H John1902ENG,     Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
5519 WICKS, Herbert Edgar1898ENG, NFK, Norwich Sep 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
16745 WICKS, Robert1889ENG, SSX, Sudbury Sep 1899 : Arawa CAN Barnardos