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PICKEN, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5746 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hynam, South Australia, September 1894 |
| Home Town: | Solomontown, Port Pirie, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Locomotive Fireman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 21 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Frances War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Port Pirie Fathers of Sailors and Soldiers Association Port Pirie District Roll of Honor WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5746, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 27 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 5746, 10th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Barambah embarkation_ship_number: A37 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 5746, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Barambah, Melbourne |
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