Hicks | William George | 608 | | Source: Nominal roll in WO127 | Western Light Horse |
Hicks | William George | 23365 | Trooper | Source: QSA Medal Rolls | 76th Company, 20th Btn, IY |
Hicks | William Joseph | 7979 | Private | Source: QSA Medal Rolls | 40th Company, 10th Btn, IY |
Hicks | William Philip | 42231 | Trooper | Source: Nominal roll in WO127 | Kimberley Horse |
Hicks | William Philip | | Lieutenant | Source: Nominal roll in WO127 | Western Light Horse |
Hicks | William Rowland | | | Source: Attestation paper in WO126 | Brabant's Horse |
Hicks-Beach | M H | | Lieutenant | 4th Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | Gloucestershire Regiment |
Hicks-Beach | W | | | BSACM Mashonaland 1890 (0).
Source: BSACM rolls | British South Africa Police |
Hicks? | C F | | | Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | South African Constabulary |
Hickson | A | 7172 | Private | 2nd Battalion
Demise: Died of disease 24 Aug 1900
Place: Harrismith
Source: In Memoriam by S Watt | Grenadier Guards |
Hickson | A | | | 2nd Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | Grenadier Guards |
Hickson | A | | | 4th Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | Bedfordshire Regiment |
Hickson | A | 7172 | Private | Died of disease. Harrismith, 24 August 1900
2nd Battalion.
Source: South African Field Force Casualty Roll | Grenadier Guards |
Hickson | Arthur Einem | | Samuel | HICKSON, SAMUEL ARTHUR EINEM, Deputy Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster-General, was born at Highgate 6 September 1858, son of James Hickson and Wilhelmina von Einem, of Hanover. He was educated at Highgate School, and obtained a commission in the Royal Engineers 29 April 1873; served in the Afghan War in 1878-80; took part in the relief of Kandahar as Field Engineer; employed on Quetta Railway and Bolan Pass high level road. He served also in the Suakin Campaign of 1885; in the Gordon Relief Expedition (Medal with clasp; Bronze Star). He became Captain 8 January 1885, and again saw active service in the Burma Campaign of 1885-87, being present at the capture of Mandalay. Became DAAG and QMG on the Staff of Sir George White; was mentioned in Despatches 2 September 1887, and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 25 November 1887]: "Samuel Arthur Einem Hickson, Royal Engineers, Deputy Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster-General, Bengal. For services in Burma". He became Major 7 October 1892, and PSC as well as QS, and Lieutenant Colonel 29 March 1900; was given the Brevet of Colonel 10 February 1904; became Colonel 8 September 1905, when he became Chief Engineer, Plymouth Coast Defences. He retired from the Army as a Colonel in 1909. He married (1st) in 1892, Margaret Emmeline (who died in 1895), daughter of the Reverend Vernon Blake, of Stoke Poges; (secondly) Annette Laura, daughter of Colonel Cunung, late Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, of Crover, County Cavan, Ireland. He served in the European War in 1914-17, as Chief Engineer Headquarters Staff, Salisbury Command, and late CRE Hounslow, and was promoted to Honorary Brigadier General, and awarded the CB for his services in supervising the construction of hutments in Salisbury Command, including Salisbury Plain and in all the construction of hutments for 230,000 men, besides horses and guns.
Source: DSO recipients (VC and DSO Book) | Royal Engineers |
Hickson | C | | | 3rd Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | (King's Own) Royal Lancaster Regiment |
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