In March 1931, he returned to the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, joining the 2nd Battalion at Khartoum. In November 1924 Hicks became the aide-de-camp to the district commander at Karachi until January 1926. They had two children, a son and a daughter. The following year, on 19 November 1927, he married Patty Fanshawe, the daughter of Brigadier Lionel Arthur Fanshawe. He served in British India between November 1924 and January 1926. Hicks remained in the Army after the First World War, and was promoted to captain in January 1922. His conduct was splendid." On 8 November 1918 Hicks was again mentioned in despatches. About 50 of the enemy were killed, several of whom were shot by him with his revolver, and two prisoners taken. He commanded his party in a most skilful manner, and was largely responsible for its success. The citation stated: "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during a daylight raid. While serving with the 4th Division he was awarded a Military Cross in 1918, during the Hundred Days Offensive in the final months of the war. In May 1918, Hicks transferred to the 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, which was part of the 10th Brigade of the 4th Division. Hicks was mentioned in despatches on 13 November 1916, while serving with the 7th Battalion. Hicks was granted a regular army commission on 23 June 1916. The 1/7th Battalion was serving with the 1/5th, 1/6th and 1/8th battalions as part of the 143rd (1/1st Warwickshire) Brigade, part of the 48th (South Midland) Division, which took part in the battle of the Somme in 1916 and the third Battle of Ypres in 1917. Hicks was a member of the Territorial Force army number 15075, and was commissioned a 2nd lieutenant into the 1/7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, on 23 October 1914. The son of Dr Philip Hicks and the writer Beatrice Whitby, he was educated at Winchester College in Hampshire. Hicks was born on 25 September 1895 in Warwick, Warwickshire. He commanded the brigade in the Mediterranean theatre during Operation Ladbroke, part of the Allied invasion of Sicily, in July 1943, as well as during the Battle of Arnhem, part of Operation Market Garden, in September 1944.Īfter the Second World War he retired from the British Army and worked for the International Refugee Organization and the National Playing Fields Association before his death in 1967. In the Second World War he was commander of the 1st Airlanding Brigade, of the 1st Airborne Division. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment in 1914, during the Great War, and fought on the Western Front. An example was when he neglected Percy the Peacock's egg because he was focused on winning the Easter Egg Hunt.2nd Battalion, Royal Warwickshire RegimentĬommander of the Order of the British Empireīrigadier Philip Hugh Whitby Hicks CBE DSO MC (25 September 1895 – 8 October 1967) was an officer of the British Army during both the First and Second World Wars. He also stresses out if the rules are not followed.Īt times, he puts his own desires before the baby. Pip is the more logical one of team Pip and Freddy. He also comes up with solutions to any troubles that pop up before or during a delivery. He is the one who uses a map, and his sense of smell, to find the way during deliveries.
When it comes to delivering babies, Pip is willing to lend a wing. He also had on a tiny blue cap and a blue bib with four white circles on it.
When he was a baby, Pip wore a white diaper with a blue trim and a yellow collar. For Halloween, he dressed up as an ice cube. When he goes to sleep, he wears teal pajamas and a nightcap, patterned with snowflakes. He also wears a light blue cap with the insignia of T.O.T.S. uniform, which is a blue collared shirt with the insignia of T.O.T.S., white buttons, and navy blue details on the shoulders. He has blue irises, a golden yellow beak and golden yellow feet.
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