Private Percy Richard Samuel WICKENS, G/1066, "C" Company, 7th Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, died of wounds, (gun shot wound face), 6 General Hospital, Rouen, France, 23rd July 1916, age 30.

6th February 1886, born Hornshurst, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of Samuel Wickens & Rosa Streeter (formerly Wickens), of Forge Cottage, Eridge Green, Sussex. 

1896 September Uckfield Registration District, Samuel Wickens died age 38.

1900 December, Ticehurst Registration District, Rosa Wickens, married Alfred Streeter.

1911 Census - Forge Cottage, Eridge, Sussex - Alfred Streeter, head, age 51, married, gardener domestic, worker, born Rotherfield, Sussex; Rosa Streeter, wife, age 49, married 10 years, 2 children, 1 still alive, born West Childington, Sussex; Gladys Streeter, daughter, age 6, born Frant, Sussex; George Wickens, son, age 27, single, carpenter, Estate, worker, born Rotherfield, Sussex; Sawyer Wickens, son, age 16, single, Telegrapher Messenger, GPO, worker, born Rotherfield, Sussex; Edward Wickens, son, age 14, house & garden boy, domestic, worker, born Rotherfield, Sussex.

1911 Census - The Knoll, Kingston Hill, Kingston on Thames, Surrey - Percy Richard Samuel Wickens, age 25, single, footman, domestic, worker, born Rotherfield, Sussex.

Enlisted Tunbridge Wells, Kent, age 28 years & 209 days, height 5ft 7¾ inches, fresh complexion, grey eyes, dark hair, right little toe overides 4th. Resided Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Formerly domestic servant.

Home 4th September 1914 to 10th August 1915, BEF 11th August 1915 to 23rd July 1916.

4th September 1914, enlisted & posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 5th September 1914, posted 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 24th October 1914, posted 9th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 18th March 1915, not complying with an order, using obscene language to NCO, 7 days confined to Barracks; 21st July 1915, Colchester, not sweeping a room when ordered to do so, 7 days confined to Barracks; 11th August 1915, posted BEF & embarked; 24th August 1915, 18 Infantry Base Depot, attached 12 Entrenching Battalion, In the Field; 18th September 1915, rejoined Battalion in the Field.

3rd July 1919, Statement of Relatives - Widow, none; Children, none; Father, none; Mother, Rosa Streeter, Forge Cottage, Eridge Green, Tunbridge Wells; Brothers - George William Arthur, Wickens, age 35, Forge Cottage, Eridge Green, Tunbridge Wells; James Sawyer Wickens, age 24, Forge Cottage, Eridge Green, Tunbridge Wells; Edward Errington Wickens, age 23, Forge Cottage, Eridge Green, Tunbridge Wells; Brothers, half blood, none; Sisters - Emily Susan Wickens, age 37, 14 Brooklands Road, Shepherds Bush; Jessie Caroline Kate Wickens, age 31, 21 Thorny Hedge Road, Chiswick; Nellie Violet Redmond McAvinnie, age 29, 14 Brooklands Road, Shepherds Bush; Annie Rosa Eades, age 26, Forge Cottages, Eridge Green; Half Blood Sister - Gladys May Streeter, Forge Cottages, Eridge Green.

Commemorated at St Sever Cemetery, A. 34. 3., Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France.

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