Hick, John

Date of Death

1887-11-17

Service Details

Service	RN - Royal Navy
Rank	Able Seaman
Official Number	49235
Service Record	No
Ship	Nelson HMS

Cemetery Details

Cemetery Name	Rookwood Cemetery, Rookwood NSW 2141
Cemetery Address	Rookwood, NSW
Demonination/Area	Anglican Old C of E
Section	DD NAVAL
Row	2 (8)
Grave Number	375-380
Grave Type	Memorial Only

Notes

died of brain fever buried at Williamstown VIC - could be one of these 3 conditions Encephalitis, an acute inflammation of the brain, commonly caused by a viral infection. Meningitis, the inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. Cerebritis, inflammation of the cerebrum. Buried in the same grave as John William Whiting (92). Like Whiting, Hicks is memorialised on the HMS Nelson monument in the Rookwood Cemetery (NSW) Old Church of England, Section DD, Row 8, grave 375-380

Sources

SMH Mon 28 Nov 1887 p8

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