Individual Details

Frederick Thomas HICKS

(Abt Apr 1872 - 9 Jun 1951)

Events

BirthAbt Apr 1872Chalgrove, Oxfordshire, England
Census1881Scholar - Monument Cottage, Chalgrove, Oxfordshire, England
Census1891Farm Labourer - Golder Farm, Pyrton, Oxfordshire, England
Military18 Oct 1893Oxfordshire Light Infantry, British Army
MarriageAbt Oct 1902Bensington, Oxfordshire, England - Ada Maud BELCHER
MilitaryFrom 30 Oct 1905 to 29 Oct 1909British Army
Census1911Farm Labourer - Ewelme, Oxfordshire, England
MilitaryFrom 15 May 1916 to 5 Oct 1918Army Service Corps (Farming Depot), British Army
OccupationAbt Jun 1951Road Man (Retired) - Oxfordshire County Council - Ewelme, Oxfordshire, England
Death9 Jun 1951Chordoma of Colon - Lower End, Ewelme, Oxfordshire, England

Families

SpouseAda Maud BELCHER (1882 - 1958)
FatherHenry HICKS (1842 - 1922)
MotherJane SPICER (1848 - )
SiblingHarriet Annie SPICER (1867 - 1892)
SiblingHenry Thomas HICKS (1869 - 1949)
SiblingWilliam HICKS (1874 - )
SiblingEmily HICKS (1876 - )
SiblingElizabeth HICKS (1879 - )
SiblingSarah Anne HICKS (1881 - 1966)
SiblingMary Ellen HICKS (1884 - )
SiblingDaisy M HICKS (1884 - 1925)
SiblingAlbert Thomas HICKS (1886 - 1964)
SiblingThomas "Tom" HICKS (1888 - 1916)
SiblingErnest HICKS (1894 - 1916)

Notes

Census

Age: 17 - Listed as a servant in the following household:

Samuel S Dickers 60 - Head (no wife present)- Farmer - born: Rotherfield Greys, Oxon
Albert H Dickers 27 - Son - Farmer's son - born: Pyrton, Oxon
Duncan Dickers 23 - Son - Farmer's son - born: Pyrton, Oxon
Jesse R R Dickers 29 - Daughter - - born: Pyrton, Oxon

Military

Details from Pension Records: Attestation papers dated 30 Oct 1905
No: 4572 - Name: Frederick Hicks
Do you belong to Army, etc. : No
Have you been discharged within last 6 months: Yes
What character did you receive: Very Good

Are you willing to be attested to serve - in General service Infantry: yes
Place: Reading - Date: 30 Oct 1905

Description: Age: 31 Years - Height: 5ft 5½inches - Complexion: Fresh - Eyes: Grey - Hair: Brown - Trade: Labourer - Married - Address: Ewelme, Wallingford, Berks - Chest: 38" - Waist: 35" - Size of Helmet: 20½ - Size of Boots: 8?

Service Aboard:
India - 12 Oct 1895 to 20 May 1900
South Africa - 3 Aug 1901 to 18 Sept 1902
Medals:
Indian medal - 1895 - clasps: Punjab Frontier 1897-98 Tirah 1897-98
South Africa (Queens) medal - clasps: Orange Free State, Cape Colony, South Africa 1901-02
Next of Kin: Wife Ada Ewelme, Wallingford, Berks
Attested for Section "D" - 30 Oct 1905
Date of discharge: 29 Oct 1909 - Termination of his engagement

Detailed medical History for invaliding - dated: 23 Sept 1900?
Station: Ferozepore - Regiment: 2nd Bn Oxford Light Infantry - Regimental no: 4572 Rank - Private - Name: Hicks, Frederick - Age: 25 - Date Enlisted: 18 Oct 1893 at Oxford - Former Trade: Labourer
Habits: Temperate - Conduct: Very Good
Service: 6 years 129 days
Places:
Home: 18 Oct 1893 - 7 Nov 1895
India: 8 Nov 1895 - Present date
Disease: 259 2 - Valvular disease of heart

Description for medical history dated: 18 Oct 1893 -
Age: 19 - Trade: Labourer - Height: 65½" Weight: 126 lbs - Chest: 34" (min) 36" (max) - Physical development: Good.

Attestation papers dated: 15 May 1916 - Reading
No: 29085 - Corps: A.S.C. Farming? depot
Discharged: 5 Oct 1918 - to take up employment in civil life under...
Service: Home 15 May 1916 to 5 Oct 1918.

Marriage

In 1911 census say married 8 years
Service record gives place of marriage and name of bride.

Death

There is a copy of his death certificate in his Service Records.

Endnotes

1. GRO (England & Wales) Birth Registrations Index, 1872 Apr/Jun - Thame - Vol: 3a Page: 627.

2. 1881 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG11; Piece: 1492; Folio: 5; Page: 1.

3. 1891 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG12; Piece: 1159; Folio: 7; Page: 7.

4. British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920, WO364; Piece: 1634..

5. British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920, WO364; Piece: 1634..

6. GRO (England & Wales) Marriage Registration Index , 1902 Oct/Dec - Wallingford - Vol: 2c Page: 815.

7. British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920, WO364; Piece: 1634..

8. 1911 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG14; Piece: 6521; Schedule Number: 115.

9. British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920, WO364; Piece: 1634..

10. British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920, WO364; Piece: 1634..

11. British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920, WO364; Piece: 1634..

12. GRO (England & Wales) Death Registrations, 1951 Jun - Ploughley - Vol: 6b Page: 889.