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In Memory of
CHARLES WILLIAM JOSEPH DICKS
Private, B/73914
48th Highlanders of Canada, R.C.I.C.
who died 29 age
on 18 July 1943

Remembered with honour
AGIRA WAR CEMETERY, SICILY


Born 3 Feb 1914
Charles was married to Ella May Buckley (James) who lived in Listowell (ON).
He also had one brother, John, born 1912

Charles Dicks was killed in action during a surprise attack lead by Corporal William Frederick Kay of No 17 Platoon.
Kay and his few men reached a topmost German position unobserved and killed many Germans who had their machine guns pointed at Dog company lower on the hill.
Kay killed several Germans with grenades while his Bren gunner gave covering fire and Private Bessie Besserman attacked them with his bayonet. Charles Dicks had to attack uphill and was also killed in action. The Highlanders captured about 20 seriously wounded prisoners and killed about 30 of them.
The Germans were all part of the 2nd Battalion of the 15th Panzer Regiment. Privates Bessie Besserman, Harold Chilvers, Max Lampert and Charles Dicks were killed in action. Corporals Kay and Venton and Lieutenant Handley were wounded during this attack.

(source: Dileas page 251-253 by Kim Beattie).
Charles was buried in a field grave near Valguarnera about 100 yards from high tension wires between two large rocks.


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Name: Dicks, Charles William Joseph, C W J
Rank: Private
Service: B/73914
Unit Text:
Regiment: 48th Highlanders of Canada, R.C.I.C.
Date of Death: 18/07/1943
Age: 29
Grave Reference: C. D. 312
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GALLAGHER, OMAR BURTON, O B
LA POINTE, WALTER JAMES, W J
MAC DONALD, WALTER GORDON, W G
Mc CAULEY, WILLIAM JOSEPH, W J
MORRIS, WILLIAM HENRY, W H

Royal Canadian Artillery
AMIRAULT, RESTHER JOSEPH, R J
ATTIS, JOSEPH WILFRED, J W
CHIASSON, URBAN JOSEPH, U J
DOWNING, FRANK FIDELLE, F F
HIGGINS, ARNOLD JOHN, A J
HUGHES, JOHN, J
JONCAS, LAURIER, L
OSBORNE, JAMES, J
STEEVES, CLIFFORD FRED, C F
STROME, FRANK GORDON, F G
TRITES, LEONARD CHESLIE, L C

48th Highlanders of Canada, R.C.I.C.
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BESSERMAN, JACK, J
CHILVERS, HAROLD, H
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DOWNES, ROBERT, R
LAMPERT, MAX JOSEPH, M J
Mc CRIMMON, ARTHUR JAMES, A J
MILLER, WILLIAM SWEETMAN, W S
SIMMONS, JAMES HOWARD, J H
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MORRISON, WILLIAM SOUTHARD, W S
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STORY, RUPERT RHOADES, R R
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Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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