Name
James Henry Wick
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
13/11/1917
22
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
205029
Northamptonshire Regiment
2nd Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, NORD
III.E.66
France
UK & Other Memorials
Brent Pelham War Memorial
Pre War
James Henry Wick was the third child of David and Mary Ann Wick (nee Read). He was born in Brent Pelham in the summer of 1894. In the 1901 census, the family lived at Black Hall farm, Brent Pelham, where David was a horseman. In 1911 the address is given more precisely as Westley Cottages, Black Hall. In 1911, James Henry, by now 16, (and known as Henry) was employed as a domestic gardener.
Wartime Service
Henry enlisted at Hertford. The in the Essex Regiment Cyclist Corp as 3048, they had three cyclist battalions. These were part of the Territorial Force and patrolled the coast of Essex, performing reconnaissance duties.
On transfer to the 2nd Northamptonshire Regiment, Henry died of wounds on 13th November 1917. Several Casualty Clearing Stations were located in Bailleul, where he is buried.
Additional Information
His elder brother Walter William has been killed in action in June of the same year. The Medal Rolls Index records the award of the British Medal and the Victory Medal. His service records have not survived.
Acknowledgments
Dr Stephen Bratt
