| Regimental number | 3245 |
| Place of birth | Tungamah, Victoria |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | 54 Puckle Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Sister, Mrs Ryan, 38 Lincoln Road, Essendon, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 8th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fromelles, France |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 19), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 169 |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 2560 Pte Robert Turnbull BICKET, 5th Bn, returned to Australia, 5 April 1918 |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 8th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 7 January 1916. Transfererd to 60th Bn, and taken on strength, 24 February 1916. Found guilty, Ferry Post, 29 April 1916, of being absent without leave and insolence, i.e. failing to report at the swimming parade at 1430 on 29 April: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note on Red Cross File No 370901: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills 10-10-19.' Statement, 2934 Pte S.R. HUGHES, 57th Bn, 4 May 1917: 'He saw soldier lying in "No Man's Land", and on discovering him to be dead, took his disc from the body and handed it in. He knew soldier very well, and is positive it was soldier as he had been in the 8th Btn and 60th Btn, with him.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BICKET Matthew Dunlop
Red Cross File No 370901 |
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