Corporal Frederick James WICKHAM, G/4748, 7th Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, killed in action, Flanders France, 21st July 1917, age 33.

Born Pratts Bottom, son of Thomas and Mary Ann Wickham.

Previously served 6½ years 1st Volunteer Battalion & 4th Battalion, Territorials, Royal West Kent Regiment.

3rd August 1912, Green Street Green, married Alice Rosina Tomkins, spinster, 9 Victoria Cottages, ***** Road, St Pauls Cray, Kent. / 2 Nash Cottages, St Pauls Cray, Kent. / 1 Chelsfield Terrace, Green Street Green, nr Orpington,. Kent.

Enlisted Bromley, Kent, age 31, height 5ft 3½ inches, weight 122lbs, tattoo left forearm.  Resided 2 Nash Cottages, St Pauls Cray, Kent.  Formerly labourer.

Separation Allowance 9-/ a week, Allotment of Pay of 3/6 a week payable to wife.

 Home, 30th November 1914 to 5th March 1915; BEF, 6th March 1915 to 17th September 1916; Home, 18th September 1916 to 8th May 1917;  BEF, 9th May 1917 to 21st July 1917.

30th November 1914, enlisted & posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 8th December 1914, posted 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 6th March 1915, posted BEF & 1st Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 19th June 1915, 2 General Hospital, myaligia; 9th July 1915, 12 General Hospital, rheumatism; 22nd July 1915, wounded; 22nd July 1915, to England; 5th August 1915, posted 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 29th December 1915, posted 11th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment;  16th June 1916, appointed unpaid Lance Corporal; 12th July 1916, playing cards at 10.45pm, reprimanded; 4th September 1916, 138 Field Ambulance, bronchitis; 13th September 1916, to England per Hospital Ship, Lanfranc, ex 21 Stationary Hospital, Rouen; 18th September 1916, posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 18th September 1916 to 11th November 1916, Bermondsey Military Hospital, Ladywell, SE, bronchitis; 13th December 1916 to 10th April 1917, Eastern Command Depot, Shoreham by Sea, bronchitis; 11th April 1917, posted 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 8th May 1917, appointed Acting Corporal; 9th May 1917, posted BEF & 8th Battalion,  Royal West Kent Regiment; 21st June 1917, posted 7th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment & Acting Corporal, ; and proceeded to Front. 

25th February 1918, pension of 15/- a week awarded to widow.

1918 March, Carlisle Registration District, Alice R Wickham married James W Telford, Rosina Cottage, Cardewlees, Carlisle. 

Commemorated at Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 45 and 47, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.

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