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PICKETT, Michael James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX53620 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 July 1940, Paddington, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Milton, New South Wales, Australia, 11 March 1918 |
| Home Town: | Batemans Bay, Eurobodalla, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | Natural Causes, New South Wales, Australia, 24 November 2002, aged 84 years |
| Cemetery: |
Batemans Bay Cemetery, New South Wales |
| Memorials: | Australian Capital Territory Garden of Remembrance, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 8 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX53620, 2nd/20th Infantry Battalion, Paddington, NSW | |
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| 4 Dec 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX53620, 2nd/20th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
Mr Wayne F Goodman
Michael James Pickett was my Uncle.
He was a Changi Prisoner. He never talked about his ordeal it cut him very deeply.
From what I have been told he never got caught sneaking out of the prison. But got caught several times sneaking back in. As an experienced bushman from Batemans Bay he would regularly sneak out of camp at night to find food for his fellow prisoners. Unfortunately I never got to confirm these stories with him.
Submitted 17 June 2024 by Wayne Goodman
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Ellen Margaret PICKETT, Batemans Bay, New South Wales.
Husband of Patricia Mary PICKETT nee CONNELL
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