Regimental number | 2570 |
Place of birth | Tungamah, Victoria |
School | Tungamah State School, Victoria |
Occupation | Grocer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs J Bicket, 15 Glenferrie Road, Malvern, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 21st Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Moldavia on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Bologne Eastern Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row B, Grave No. 164), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 167 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Hugh and Janet BICKET, 5th Avenue, North Brunswick, Victoria. Native of Tungamah |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2560 Pte Robert Turnbull BICKET, 5th Bn, returned to Australia, 5 April 1918. |