dwickens Posted 6 October , 2005 Share Posted 6 October , 2005 hi. I,m doing research on my family which is hard as i live in australia. my family came from mortimer in berkshire. my greatgrandparents lost 4 sons in w.w.1 . charles wickens lance corporal 9811 royal berkshire regiment. killed 15 may 1915. george henry wickens . hampshire regiment 10594 killed 1st july 1916 h.j.wickens ox&bucks 33222 2nd batt killed 13 nov 1916 arthur edward wickens 50409 royal warwickshire regiment birmingham pals. killed 27th sep 1918. I have got most of this info off commonwealth war graves comm. I have even found a picture of charles on a c.d. about berkshire and the war i had sent from u.k. when my granmother died a few years ago i was given an envelope with about 18 medals in they looked brand knew, since then i have been trying to find more out. I beleave they are all on mortimer war memorial, please forgive typing. can anyone out there help me anymore. dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunners dream Posted 6 October , 2005 Share Posted 6 October , 2005 Dear Dave, Looking at the info you've provided I can tell you that George Henry Wickens died on the first day of the Battle of the Somme and was part of the 1st Hampshires. On that day they lost 26 officers and 559 men in their attack, including their C.O. Their diary states: Our casualties in officers amounted to 100% and was so heavy in other ranks They were part of the 4th Division who attacked the German frontline at and around Beaumont Hamel. Harold John Wickens died in the final phases of the same battle. The final attacks went in and around Beaumont Hamel and that included Redan Ridge which was captured by the 2nd Division on the 13th November 1916. What is poignant about that is that is not far from where George would have been when he died. Harold formerly served in the Royal Berkshire Regiment, his service number being 25518. Arthur Edward Wickens died on the first day of the The Battle of the Canal du Nord which was an overall battle to capture the Hindenburg Line. I'm afraid I can't find much info on Charles. What I would suggest is that you locate their Medal Index Cards from the National Archives. You do all that online, I would also suggest you see if the war diaries for each battalion is also available to download from the NA. I've providd you a link of how to do all that below: http://www.1914-1918.net/grandad/grandad.htm#wd Hope this helps. If you have any more queries please don't hesitate to contact me by PM. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wrinklyone Posted 6 October , 2005 Share Posted 6 October , 2005 You might be interested to know that the book 'Responding to the Call' ,about Royal Berks Kitchener Bns in 1914-1915, also lists the death of a 18271 Pte William Oscar Wickens of the 8th Bn. Any relation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaymen Posted 6 October , 2005 Share Posted 6 October , 2005 charles wickens lance corporal 9811 royal berkshire regiment. killed 15 may 1915. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Dave There is an excellent website called the wardrobe - should help with Charles Click Here http://www.thewardrobe.org.uk/wardiary.php...nth=5&year=1915 Plenty to look at Glyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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