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Lt.Col. Frederick R Hicks
British Army 1st Btn. Hampshire Regiment
from:St. Columb, Cornwall
(d.12th Jun 1915)
Frederick Hicks, my grandfather, was the son of Francis Hicks and husband of Grace Winifred Hicks, of Lanhainsworth, St. Columb. He previously served in Uganda during the British East Africa Expedition (1897-98) and at the beginning of the war served in the South African Campaign. Frederick had his leg blown off in the Second Battle of Ypres on May 1st 1915, and was transported back to England. He died of gangrene aged 44, and is buried in St. Columb Major Cemetery, Cornwall.