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| Name: |
George Rensbury "Bill" Hicks |
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England |
| Rank: |
Lieutenant |
| Service: |
Royal Air Force |
| Unit: |
74 |
| Victories: |
8 |
| Born: |
1899 |
| Place of Birth: |
Loughton, Essex |
| Died: |
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| Place of Death: |
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George Rensbury Hicks was the son of Edward and Annie Hicks, both born in Loughton, Essex. Flying the S.E.5a, he scored 8 victories including one Siemens Schuckert D.IV. He was wounded in action on 2 October 1918.
George Rensburg Hicks listed in the birth registry for the 1st quarter of 1900 at West Ham; living in Loughton, Essex in 1901. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
15 Jul 1918 |
0850 |
74 |
S.E.5a (C6474) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
SE of Roulers |
| 2 |
24 Jul 1918 |
0625 |
74 |
S.E.5a (C6474) |
DFW C (DESF) |
Lestrem |
| 3 |
19 Aug 1918 |
2010 |
74 |
S.E.5a |
DFW C (DES) |
Ploegsteert Wood |
| 4 |
05 Sep 1918 |
1045 |
74 |
S.E.5a |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
S of Cambrai |
| 5 |
05 Sep 1918 |
1910 |
74 |
S.E.5a |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
W of Lille |
| 6 |
24 Sep 1918 |
1030 |
74 |
S.E.5a |
Siemens Schuckert D.IV (OOC) |
E of Armentières |
| 7 |
24 Sep 1918 |
1045 |
74 |
S.E.5a |
Rumpler C (DES) |
Capinghem |
| 8 |
26 Sep 1918 |
1510 |
74 |
S.E.5a |
DFW C (DES) |
SE of Srmentieres |
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