Rupert George Hickmott
Born 19 Mar 1894 - Died 16 Sept 1916
- Service number
- WWI 6/3961 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- WW1 Second Lieutenant AWMM Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion AWMM
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
About
- Title
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- Forenames
- Rupert George AWMM
- Surname
- Hickmott AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
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- Service number
- WWI 6/3961 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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- Religion
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Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 19 Mar 1894 Public Source
- Date of birth
- 19th March 1894Public - Greg - Other relative - 20 November 2017 - Family records
- Place of birth
- ChristchurchPublic - Greg - Other relative - 20 November 2017 - Family records
- Birth notes
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- Address before enlistment
- As Above
41 Ranfurly Street, ChristchurchPublic - Greg - Other relative - 20 November 2017 - Family records - Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- G. Hickmott (father), 41 Ranfurly Street, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
- As abovePublic - Greg - Other relative - 20 November 2017 - Family records
- Relationship status
- singlePublic - Greg - Other relative - 20 November 2017 - Family Records
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
- Campaign
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- WWI 6/3961 AWMM
- Military service
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- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
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Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW1 Unknown AWMM Clerk AWMM
- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW1 04 Mar 1916-08 Apr 1916 AWMM
HMNZT 47 AWMM Vessel was Willochra AWMM Second Lieutenant AWMM 10th Reinforcements Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
Prisoner of war
- Capture details
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- WW1 Second Lieutenant AWMM
Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion AWMM - Last rank
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Biographical information
- 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/
About death
- Death
- 16 Sept 1916 AWMM
Age 22 AWMM - Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
- Killed in Action AWMM
- Death notes
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- Cemetery
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- Obituary
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- Memorial name
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- Memorial reference
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Memorial
- Memorial name
- Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France AWMM
Sources
- External links
- Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R16795070
Further Reference - Other military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R7880165
Further Reference - New Zealand Electronic Text Collection topic page
http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/name-401203.html
Further Reference - A Street Near You record
https://astreetnearyou.org/person/1463336/-
Further Reference - Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1463336
Further Reference - New Zealand War Graves Trust
https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/
Further Reference
- Military personnel file
- References
- Ferguson, David (1921). The history of the Canterbury Regiment, N.Z.E.F. 1914-1919. Whitcombe and Tombs Ltd: Auckland, N.Z.
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
26: 13 - Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
Vol. 1: Includes portrait - HMNZT 47. The Willochra tatler, or, The unvarished truth of some companies of the 10th Reinforcements, N.Z.E.F. (1916). Christchurch, New Zealand: Christchurch Press Company Limited, printers.
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