NewspaperSG

[Muggins in Sussex]

http://newspapers.nl.sg/Default.aspx

Although this seems to be an archive of Singapore and Malaya newspapers, I searched for H W Wicks and found a newspaper cutting about him!
( http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article.aspx?articleid=straitstimes19390813.2.46&sessionid=2ad3c4cbe83d4ff18b53c9bc03b390ac&keyword=H+W+Wicks )
- guess the papers got copy from the UK :confused:



Wondered whether the site might be of use to anyone else

[Uncle John]

Who's H W Wicks? :D:D:D

[Muggins in Sussex]

Who's H W Wicks? :D:D:D

LOL UJ!! :d - the bane of my life!
I've since found more extracts about him from the site - why the Singapore press found him worthy of reporting I do not know! :confused:

[Jenoco]

Thanks for the link. It's caused me a bit of consternation though because I found a death reported (Mrs Eveline Philbrick shot in Genoa) which differs somewhat to another report which states Miss Mary Evelyn Philbrick (an actress) was shot in the back - not much difference I know, but I'd like to know which is correct!

Good luck with your continuing hunt to solve the HW mystery.

[KiwiChris]

He made the Australian papers as well Joan

http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/11233867?searchTerm=%22H+W+Wicks%22

http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/17490367?searchTerm=%22H+W+Wicks%22

[Muggins in Sussex]

OOh thank you Chris - how exciting :) - I hadn't seen those before.

I've got a copy of his book mentioned in your second link, "The Prisoner Speaks" - strangely it includes a lengthy diatribe against the poor treatment of bigamists in prison!:d

At the front of the book is a photo of him - when I first saw it it was quite chilling.