| Regimental number | 12/761 |
| True Name | HICKS, John Allan |
| Address | Cambridge |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Hicks, Cambridge, Auckland |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Auckland Infantry Battalion in the Main Body left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 ('Star of India') and HMNZT 12 ('Waimana'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Gunner |
| Final unit | New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | Vertigneul Churchyard (Grave No 9), Romeries, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: the late Francis and Mary Hicks, Cambridge |
| Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Main Body |