PICKEN, Frederick William
| Service Number: | 1737 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Meath, Ireland, January 1889 |
| Home Town: | Tyalgum, Tweed, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 4 March 1963, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW ANGLICAN 3-213. 28. |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1737, 31st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 3 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 1737, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 1737, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 26 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Pioneer Battalion | |
| 26 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1737, 4th Pioneer Battalion, 1st MD |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery.
Another Forgotten Digger of The Great War not resting peacefully at Sandgate Cemetery.
57 years ago today, on the 6th March 1964, Private Frederick William Picken, 4th Australian Pioneer Battalion (Reg No-1737), farmer from Tyalgum, Murwillumbah, New South Wales and Wyong?, N.S.W., was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery, age 75. ANGLICAN 3-213. 28.
Born at Oldcastle, Meath, Ireland about 1889 to Edward and Fanny Pickens of Oldcastle, County Meath, Ireland, Frederick enlisted July 1915 with the 31st Battalion at Brisbane, Queensland.
Admitted to hospital 9.12.1918 (scrotal cellulitis), Frederick returned home May 1919, being discharged on the 26th July 1919.
I have not located Mr Picken’s name inscribed on any known War Memorial or Roll of Honour.
There is no headstone to tell us of Frederick’s service with the 1st A.I.F., so January 2021 I placed a cross adorned with poppies on this Forgotten Digger’s gravesite in remembrance of his sacrifice for God, King and Country.
I will be submitting an application to DVA asking for a Commonwealth War Graves Plaque, curbing and marble chip to restore honour and dignity to Mr Picken.
Many thanks to Leesa Putan for the notification.
Lest We Forget.
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