Identity
Person No.
9846
Service No.
90500
Last Name
First Name
John Reginald
Initials
J R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
26
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
El Alamein, Matruh Governorate, Egypt
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
Column 112.
Memorial
Memorial
Location
Pinetown Library grounds, Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
Notes
Son of Henry Richard and Phyllis Hickman, of Kloof, Natal. Husband of Peggy Hickman, of Kloof, Natal, South Africa. On Pinetown, Kwazulu Natal Memorial
Research notes
Gunners Association RoH lists them (World War 2 1939-1945 Bombardier J.R. Hickman) - https://www.gunners.org.za/home-2/roll-of-honour/
13 Sep 2026: Pinetown Roll of Honour confirms: L/Bdr J.R. Hickman, South African Artillery, 4th Light Brigade -- presumed dead after capture, a direct hit by an anti-tank shell. Attended Michaelhouse. Named on the Wayside Cross, Pinetown. Death date there given as 23-01-1942 vs this record's 1942-01-26 -- plausible given "presumed dead", not resolved.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Gunners' Association of South Africa Roll of Honour
open source ↗
World War 2 1939-1945 Bombardier J.R. Hickman
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Pinetown Roll of Honour (Pinetown Museum)
Pinetown Roll of Honour (Pinetown Museum), Wayside Cross
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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