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Private Francis John ’Frank’ Bicknell

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1887-09-25
Place of birth: Huntingdon Quebec Canada
Next of kin: James Daniel Bicknell, father. Huntingdon, Quebec
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Painter
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1915-06-17
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, XVII. E. 41

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 63109
Highest Rank: Private (3rd Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-05-03 to 1915-06-17
  2. Private (Army). 1914-10-26 to 1915-05-03
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Givenchy
Commemoration location: Huntingdon, Quebec

Images

Frank Bicknell in uniform

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 584947
LAC ID: 42907
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B0717-S050
Uploader's Notes:

Son of James Daniel Bicknell and Margaret Bicknell (nee McVeay), step-son of Lucy Rebecca Elizabeth Bicknell (nee Montgomery)

Frank Bicknell was a painter by trade and enlisted shortly after the start of the war. He was likely killed fighting near the town of Bethune in Northern France, close to the Belgium border. The battalion had been involved with heavy fighting on June 15 and 16, and was pulling back just after midnight on the 17th.

Uploader's Research notes: 23rd Battalion Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 23rd Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2019-06-22