Hicks, Ernest Martin
Title
Hicks, Ernest Martin
Last Name
Hicks
First and Middle Name
Ernest Martin
Hometown
Poplar Hill, Virginia
County and/or State
Giles County, Virginia
Birth Date
24 December 1889
Birthplace
Poplar Hill, Virginia
Death Date
5 October 1918
Cause of Death
Influenza, Spanish Flu
Place of Death
Camp Lee, Virginia
Parents
Joseph Whitley Hicks and Julia Martin Wright
VPI Graduating Class
1912
Undergraduate Major
Agriculture, entered the two year agriculture program in 1910 at VPI and appears in the Apprentice Class on page 141 of the 1911 VPI Bugle Yearbook
Graduated
Yes
Service Branch
Army
Unit
17th Training Company, 154th Depot Brigade at Camp Lee, Virginia
Rank
Private
Military Events
- On his draft card Ernest Hicks indicated 1 year of military training at VPI
- Died of Spanish Flu during military training at Camp Lee, Virginia on 5 October 1918
1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet
No
Bibliography
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute Bugle Yearbook, 1911, page 141
- Ernest Martin Hicks, US Vetrans Affairs Administration Master Indext for Ernest Martin Hicks (see attached file)
- Ernest Martin Hicks, US Draft Registration Card (see attached file)
- Newspaper article about the death of Ernest Hicks, article incorrectly states taht Ernest was 22 years old at the time (see attached file)
Files
Collection
Citation
“Hicks, Ernest Martin,” VPI in World War I, accessed April 26, 2025, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/1227.
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