Charles Tempest-Hicks
British Army officer
About Charles Tempest-Hicks
Lived 1888 – 1918 (aged 30).
Monument to Charles Tempest-Hicks MC in St Mary, Monken Hadley. Charles Edward Henry Tempest-Hicks MC (18 May 1888 – 9 August 1918 ) was a British Army officer in the 16th The Queen's Lancers.
Tempest-Hicks was the son of Brigadier-General Henry Tempest Hicks of Monken Hadley who served with distinction in the South African War. Charles Tempest-Hicks died in action at Warvillers during the First World War and is buried at the Longueau British Cemetery in Somme. A memorial to him by William Hamo Thornycroft exists inside St Mary's church, Monken Hadley. He was mentioned in dispatches and awarded the Military Cross and French Croix de Guerre.
He was educated at Ludgrove School and then Harrow School and Sandhurst, the latter for whom he played cricket.
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Who was Charles Tempest-Hicks?
British Army officer (1888-1918)
When was Charles Tempest-Hicks born?
Charles Tempest-Hicks was born on 18 May 1888.
When did Charles Tempest-Hicks die?
Charles Tempest-Hicks died on 9 August 1918.
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