- Contributed by听
- HelenHicks
- People in story:听
- Billy/ Donald/ Richard / Lional Hicks
- Location of story:听
- Andover
- Background to story:听
- Army
- Article ID:听
- A1963307
- Contributed on:听
- 04 November 2003
Mum told me that her boys cheered and danced round the room when they heard the news and, although they were all over 6 feet tall and she was barely 5 feet she "clipped" them all round theirs ears and told them that war was not fun!
As it turned out there was no fun - Brian was killed 1940 in an accident defending Dover radar and Richard died in France, Donald came home but died in a motor bike accident in 1948. Lional survived and married had five children but sadly died recently. Richard and Lional looked very similar and went to join up together - Lional was under age and, instead of claiming to be twins - he claimed to be 6 months younger than Richard! Was the age of innocence!!
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