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William Lickers

Rank: 
Private
Regimental number: 
210561
Unit at enlistment: 
98th Battalion
Force: 
C.E.F.
Volunteered or conscripted: 
Volunteered
Survived the war: 
No
Date of death: 
October 8th, 1916
Cemetery: 
Adanac Military Cemetery - Somme, France - II.F.3.
Commemorated at: 
Six Nations Memorial Plaque, Mohawk Institute Honour Roll, S.S. No. 2 Roll of Honour, Ohsweken
Birth country: 
Canada
Birth county: 
Brant
Birth city: 
Six Nations, Tuscarora Township, Ontario
Address at enlistment: 
Grimsby, Ontario
Next of kin address: 
Grimsby, Ontario
Trade or calling: 
Labourer
Religious denominations: 
Church of England
Marital status: 
Single
Age at enlistment: 
20
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Letters and documents

Circumstances of Casualty: Previously reported Missing, now Killed in Action.
Location of Unit at Time of Casualty: Attack North of Courcelette.

BX December 2, 1916

An Indian Record

A sacrifice worthy of mention among the worthy sacrifices that have been made by Canadian families in the present war is the one made by the Lickers family of the Six Nations’ Reserve. Four brothers and a brother-in-law answered the call of duty early in the history of the war. One, William Lickers, has made the supreme sacrifice, Joseph and Nathaniel have both been wounded, and Elijah Lickers and a brother-in-law, George Adams are in the trenches. William Lickers was killed on October 8. He enlisted at Grimsby.

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