Cyril Alfred BICKNELL

Regimental number10/132
Date of birth23 May 1889
Place of birthFeatherston
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressGreytown
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 5"
Weight138 lbs
Next of kinFather, W W Bicknell, Hupenui, Greytown
Previous military serviceServed for 6 years in the Greytown Volunteers; resigned to join the Territorial Force; serving in D Company, 17th Regiment, Territorial Force, at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date13 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMasterton
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rank2nd Lieutenant
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 23 June 1916
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No 19), Armentieres, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Walker Bicknell, of Greytown, New Zealand, and the late Grace Bicknell
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Died of wounds, bomb accident, 23 June 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22276270