discuss document export feedback print share Report a story Record John David Thickins Contributor Susanne Relationship Other relative Date Posted 19 September 2018 Note Birth: August 1883 Timaru NZ son of Richard Thickins and Kate Thickins nee Beardmore.Death: 9 March 1941 burial Springvale CemeteryEnlisted: 6 October 1914 MelbourneEmbarked Melbourne 22 December 1914 Rank Gunner 12th Field Artillery BrigadeNovember 1917 Gassed in BelgiumReturned to Melbourne 20 October 1918Discharged 6 February 1919Also served under the name David SmithFamily history shows he also served in the Boer War with his brother William Herbert Thickins Your reason for reporting this contribution Your name Your email address Cancel