Charles Tempest-Hicks

Charles Edward Henry Tempest-Hicks MC (18 May 1888[1] – 9 August 1918[2]) was a British Army officer in the 16th The Queen's Lancers.

Tempest-Hicks was the son of Brigadier-General Henry Tempest Hicks of Monken Hadley who served with distinction in the South African War.

[3] Charles Tempest-Hicks died in action at Warvillers during the First World War and is buried at the Longueau British Cemetery in Somme.

A memorial to him by William Hamo Thornycroft exists inside St Mary's church, Monken Hadley.

[4] He was mentioned in dispatches and awarded the Military Cross and French Croix de Guerre.