RICKUS, Jack Melbourn
(Service number 19532)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 26 September 1895 (1893?) | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Bluff | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs H. P. RICKUS (mother), 7 William Street, Temuka | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Maori Contingent | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 14th Reinforcements | ||
| Date | 16 February 1917 | ||
| Transport | Aparima | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth , Devon, England | |
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| Last Unit Served With | NZ Pioneer Battalion | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 16 December 1964 | Age | 71 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Temuka Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Jack Melbourn Rickus was the son of J and H (James and Hana) Rickus, of Temuka. He appears to be one of four family members who served in World War One - Jack, Thomas, William and Sidney. Jack Rickus was one of the native boys who were presented with an illuminated address at a social function at the Arowhenua Pa in May 1920 (after the last man had returned).
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [17 February 2017]' Temuka Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [18 February 2017]; Temuka Leader, 22 May 1920, Timaru Herald, 25 May 1920 (Papers Past) [17 February 2017]
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