Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of Robert George Dicks, he left a widow Rose Annie Dicks and one child. He was employed as a yard foreman before enlisting. He proceeded to France on the 1st January 1918. The War Diary for today records. MORY. 5.30am. 10th/11th HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY relieved Battalion. 8.30am. The Battalion took up a new position in support line 3rd system. B.17b.3.4 to B.24b.3.6. in position, line running between VRAUCOURT and ST. LEGER. Intense aeroplane activity, but little shelling. 4.00pm. German attack developed on front line just east of ECOUST – VRAUCOURT ROAD and a small section of trench was lost. 6.30pm. Right flank on next Divisional front withdrew having order to form a new line south west of VRAUCOURT. The LINCOLNSHIRE REGT on our right conformed to this movement and the Battalion also withdrew to the Army Line in front of MORY. 6.30pm. In position and men digging in. Germans being in VRAUCOURT an attack developed on both our flanks simultaneously. Several advanced post were killed or captured but the frontal attack was held up. Lt’s. HUTCHINSON and BECKETT and about 30 men were killed or missing. The Germans worked through a gap on our left and attempted to cut the Battalion off by getting between it and MORY. 8.30pm. On explaining situation to Brigade through telephone, received orders to withdraw to new position defending MORY as far as possible. 9.00pm Battalion formed up in close order and withdrew in column of route down MORY ROAD with flank guard. 3 prisoners captured en route. 10.00pm. Battalion took up a position in MORY astride the main road with outposts covering the main position which was held in posts. In touch with 4th LINCOLNSHIRE REGT on right and elements of SUFFOLK REGT and MIDDLESEX REGT on our left. At 11.15pm a hostile attack drove in the support line and turned our left flank by forcing back the SUFFOLK REGT.