We remember Sydney Charles Leslie Hickson

We remember Sydney Charles Leslie Hickson

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Timeline

Timeline

1885
sibling Arthur Hickson Source:5490507 1885
1892
birth Selling, Faversham, Kent United Kingdom Source:5490506 Source:5490507 1892
1901
location Nr Selling Station, Selling, Kent United Kingdom parents address Source:5490507 31st March 1901
1908
enlistment Canterbury, Kent United Kingdom Source:6154069 20th October 1908
1908
service British Army Private L/8970 East Kent Regiment 1st Battalion Source:6154069 6th November 1908 - 9th September 1910
1910
service British Army Private L/8970 East Kent Regiment 2nd Battalion Source:6154069 10th September 1910 - 8th February 1915
1911
location Tanglin Barracks, Singapore Singapore military residence address Source:5490510 2nd April 1911
1915
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:1861482 17th January 1915
employment Farm labourer Source:6154069
service British Army Private L/8970 The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) Source:7216732
1915
death Died of wounds The battalion occupied front line trenches at Ferme Chapelle on 6/7 Feb. 1915. The trenches were poorly built and ‘much exposed to enfilade'. Sydney was among 5 killed the second day in the trenches. Ypres Belgium Source:7216732 Source:6154218 Source:6149905 8th February 1915
burial Ramparts Cemetery, Lille Gate CWGC Cemetery/Memorial West-Vlaanderen Belgium B. 14 Source:7216732

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Sydney Charles Leslie
Initials SCL
Last Name Hickson
Source 6149905
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Nr Selling Station, Selling, Kent United Kingdom parents address known 31st March 1901
Tanglin Barracks, Singapore Singapore military residence address known 2nd April 1911
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army L/8970 East Kent Regiment 1st Battalion Private
British Army L/8970 East Kent Regiment 2nd Battalion Private
British Army L/8970 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
William Hickson father
Barbara Priscilla Hickson mother
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Arthur Hickson brother 1885
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
fressh grey brown
DateHeightSource
1908-10-20 5'10"

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Andrew2491
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Andrew2491
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Andrew2491
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Andrew2491
GRO WAR DEATHS ARMY OTHER RANKS (1914 to1921) 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

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