We remember Arthur John Hickson

We remember Arthur John Hickson

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Timeline

Timeline

1885
birth Selling, Nr Faversham, Kent United Kingdom Source:5490445 Source:5490435 1885
1891
location Nr Station, Selling, Kent United Kingdom parents address Source:5490438 5th April 1891
1892
sibling Sydney Hickson Source:5490441 1892
1901
employment Agricultural labourer Selling, Kent United Kingdom Source:5490441 31st March 1901
1901
location Nr Selling Station, Selling, Kent United Kingdom parents address Source:5490441 31st March 1901
1906
enlistment Canterbury, Kent United Kingdom Source:6154647 7th August 1906
1911
location Tanglin Barracks, Singapore Singapore military residence address Source:5490447 2nd April 1911
1915
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:6154647 17th January 1915 - 4th June 1915
1915
service British Army Private L/8326 East Kent Regiment 2nd Battalion Source:6154647 12th May 1915 - 29th June 1915
1915
hospitalisation Shrapnel wound in left knee; death caused by tetanus Hospital/Institution Source:6154652 4th June 1915 - 29th June 1915
service British Army Private L/8326 The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) Source:7170768
1915
death Died of wounds Died from tetanus in Graylingwell War Hospital, Sussex, after suffering sharpnel wound in left knee in France Graylingwell War Hospital, Sussex United Kingdom Source:7170768 Source:6154647 29th June 1915
burial Parish Church Of St Mary The Virgin Selling (st. Mary) Churchyard Non-War Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Selling, Kent Kent United Kingdom United Kingdom North East part Source:6149911 Source:7170768

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Arthur John
Initials AJ
Last Name Hickson
Source 5490435
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Nr Selling Station, Selling, Kent United Kingdom parents address known 31st March 1901
Nr Station, Selling, Kent United Kingdom parents address known 5th April 1891
Tanglin Barracks, Singapore Singapore military residence address known 2nd April 1911
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army L/8326 East Kent Regiment 2nd Battalion Private
British Army L/8326 The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Barbara Priscilla Hickson mother
William Hickson father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Sydney Hickson brother 1892
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
fresh blue brown
DateHeightSource
1906-08-07 5'8"

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Andrew2491
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Andrew2491
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Andrew2491
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Andrew2491
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Andrew2491
British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription Andrew2491
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1

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CWGC record Andrew2491
2nd Battalion East Kent Regiment War Diary 1914 to 1915 Andrew2491
War Diary 2nd Battalion East Kent Regiment 1914 to 1915 Andrew2491

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