John Henry Collick M.M.
Gunner 64172 94th Siege Battery
Royal Garrison Artillery
Division 38
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John Henry Collick, was the son of Thomas Edward and Charlotte Collick. He was born at Lydd, Kent. He died of wounds, aged 18. John Collick was officially too young to serve over seas. His is a registered war grave with a private headstone, number 15189. He shares his grave with his niece, uncle and aunt. His name also appears on a special memorial in the War Plot, his grave having for sometime been lost.
John died of his wounds at the Frensham Military Hospital, Farnham and his body was interned in the Reading Cemetery. John was educated at the Reading School and at Lydd in Kent.
He was awarded the Military Medal (MM) for bravery in the field. This award was made when John was a Linesman in France. He went out under heavy shelling and machine gun fire and repaired field telephone lines.
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