William John PICKUP

PICKUP, William John

    Service Number: 727
    Enlisted: 3 September 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 1st Infantry Battalion
    Born: Wanganui, New Zealand, 1887
    Home Town: Darlinghurst, City of Sydney, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Carpenter
    Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 19 May 1915
    Cemetery: Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli
    Plot 111, Row C, Grave 5 Headstone inscription reads: He gave his life for King & Country, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
    Memorials: Anthony Hordern & Sons Ltd. Pictorial HR, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    3 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 727, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
    18 Oct 1914: Involvement Private, 727, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
    18 Oct 1914: Embarked Private, 727, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of William and I.M. Pickup of Maungaturoto, NZ

    Martial status at the time of enlistment was given as divorced from Ethel May Pickup but it is doubtful if he had continued with the proceedings before enlisting. Father of William Alfred Pickup of Palmerston North, NZ

    Address at the time of enlistment was Manilla House, 433 Bourke Street, Darlinghurst, NSW

    Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal issued to his son

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