Poignant Mementoes of two Dublin Brothers killed in the Grea...

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Poignant Mementoes of two Dublin Brothers killed in the Great WarHicks (John George & Henry Leighton) Memorials of the brothers John George and Henry Leighton Hicks, sons of Richard Hicks of Dublin and his wife Sarah. In 1901 the Hicks', a Protestant family, were living in Rathmines, and the father's occupation is described as "Pensioner from Irish Prisons Service - left through ill-health"; in 1911 they were living in Crumlin town and the father is described as "Pensioner and farmer". Five of their sons took part in the war; two were killed.John George Hicks was born in Phibsborough in 1885, and in 1905 enlisted in the Inniskilling Dragoons. He served in Egypt and India until 1912, when he was transferred to the reserve. In January 1914 he became an attendant at the Bexley Asylum in London, but on the outbreak of war he was called up and attached to the Queen's Bays. At the battle of Messines in October 1914 he was wounded and taken prisoner; he died of his wounds on 9 December following.His brother Henry Leighton S. Hicks joined the Canadian Army Service Corps in August 1915 and served as a driver in the Canadian Field Artillery. He was wounded in the stomach on 9 August 1918 and died soon after.The mementoes include service medals, letters and cards sent back to the family, references from officers, memorial certificates, scrolls and plaques (the famous "dead man's penny"), and a copy of London County Council's Record of service in the Great War. There is also a medal commemorating Queen Victoria's visit to Dublin in 1900, issued by the "Parishes of the Union of Drumandra [sic] & North Strand".