Hicks, Tom

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Date of birth:: August 14th, 1919 (Nuneaton/Warwickshire, United Kingdom)
Date of death:: January 2021
Nationality:: British

Biography

He served with the 1st Parachute Squadron Royal Engineer in Tunisia, Sicily, Italy and Arnhem. He was wounded during the Battle of Arnhem and subsequently taken prisoner of war.

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1939-1945 Star

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Africa Star

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Italy Star

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

France and Germany Star

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:: 1st Parachute Field Squadron, 1st Airborne Division, British Army
Awarded for:: Operation Market Garden

Defence Medal 1939-1945

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

War Medal 1939-1945

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Sources

- Birthday honour for veteran Tom | Barnsley Chronicle
- DPG Media Privacy Gate

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