Rupert George Hickmott

I whānau mai i te 19 Mar 1894 - I mate atu i te 16 Sept 1916

Nama Hōia: WWI 6/3961 AWMM
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Te Ope o Tū / te peka: Army AWMM
Te tūnga whakamutunga: WW1 Second Lieutenant AWMM Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion AWMM
Pakanga: World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

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Rupert George Hickmott — Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1916 - No known copyright restrictions No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Rupert Hickmott was the son of George and Martha Hickmott, of 41 Ranfurly St., St. Albans, Christchurch, New Zealand. AWMM
Rupert was educated at Christchurch Boys High School and playedcricketfor both Canterbury and New Zealand. He was one of only two New Zealand cricket representatives to be killed in World War One. Wisden wrote after his death at the age of 22 that “he was probably the most promising cricketer in the Dominion”, and they were quite possibly right. Hickmott played for St Albans, Canterbury and New Zealand, being a member of the team that toured Australia in 1913/14. During that tour he scored 346 runs, with an average of 26.15. He also played in the first ‘Test’ against the mighty Australian team that toured New Zealand in 1914, scoring 26 and 7 respectively. His first class average as a batsman was 25.09, with a highest score of 109 for Canterbury against Hawkes Bay in 1915. As a bowler he averaged 27.27, but the figures, as is so often the case, do not reflect the man. He was seen as a batsman of immense promise because of his flair and his elegance at the crease. He seems to have possessed a calm temperament and had the ability to constantly learn from his experiences on the field. They said Hickmott could make time stand still when he was batting and was a gifted fielder and clever bowler. Maybe, just maybe, he was a New Zealand captain in the making. He enlisted in the NZExpeditionary Force and served as a 2nd Lieutenant inthe 2nd Battalion of the Canterbury Regiment. He embarked for France on 4 March 1916 and was killed in action on the Somme on 16th Septemberthe same year. He is commemorated on the Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial at Longueval and was 22 when he died. He did not marry.
Public - Greg Robert - Direct descendant - 20 November 2017 - Family history plus.
http://nzcricketmuseum.wordpress.com/2014/08/12/second-lieutenant-hickmott-of-christchurch/

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