Formerly 68929, Machine Gun Corps. CWGC records surname as DICKINS, but confirmed as DICKENS by Medal Card.
Dickens, William –
Personal details
- Surname: Dickens
- Forename: William
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Broughton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Not known
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 31
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: August 8th, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 8th Battalion, The Tank Corps.
- Service number: 202070
- Regiment: Machine Gun Corps (Heavy Branch) / The (Royal) Tank Corps
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Salford, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Adelphi Lads Club - Salford (LOST)
- CWGC Memorial: Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: III. H. 1.
Local newspaper entries
- Salford Advertiser/Salford Reporter entries: 07/09/1918