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PICKETT, Reginald James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 574 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 March 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dandenong, Victoria, Australia, 1 January 1893 |
| Home Town: | Dandenong, Greater Dandenong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bricklayer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 9 October 1917, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dandenong Shire Roll of Honour, Dandenong State School 1403 Honour Roll, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1 | |
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| 10 May 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Corporal, 574, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' |
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| 10 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 574, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 9 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 24th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 24 Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-10-09 |
Personal Stories
Battle History
Lt Pickett received his Military Cross for conspicuous gallantry in leading bombing parties to clear the enemy out of trenches on the flanks of the portion of the Hindenburg Line captured on 3 May 1917.
The citation continues "For devotion to duty though wounded in the forearm he led repeated attacks against the enemy for five hours, doing most valuable work at a critical time"
Source: Commonwealth Gazette No. 189, Date 8 November 1917.
War Service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front
Submitted 25 April 2015 by Mary Thomas
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