Howard James Wicks
Private 13061 Royal Army Service Corps.
Transferred to 307891 Clearing Office Labour Corps.
Division 32
Howard James Wicks, was husband of Elizabeth Wicks, of 26, Field Road, Reading and the eldest son of Mr Harryand Mrs Lucy Wicks, of 105, Wolsley Street, Reading. He had six siblings. The 1901 census indicates that Howard worked as a print compositor, his father worked at the biscuit factory. The 1911 census shows him married with three children.
His is a registered war grave with a CWGC war pattern headstone, number 46341.
Howard Wicks died on home leave at No. 3 War hospital of bronchitis and pneumonia on 9th February 1919. He had served 3½years in France. He was aged 39.