Pickett, Michael Joseph (1894–1968)

Michael’s occupation and marital status on enlistment was detailed as a milk carter, who was single.

Michael Joseph Pickett (1894-1968) attestation paper upon enlistment in August 1918
  • Date of Birth – 29 April 1894, Araluen1NSW Birth Death and Marriages, https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/ Birth – 7525/1894. Parents Peter and Bridget Registered in Braidwood. Accessed 29 April 2024.
  • Parents – Peter Pickett and Bridget Maloney, Redbank, Araluen, New South Wales.
  • Enlisted – 8 August 1918, Sydney, New South Wales.
  • Regimental Number – 93602.2National Archives of Australia. https://www.naa.gov.au/. NAA: 2455, PICKETT Michael Joseph, Item ID – 8014783. Accessed 2 May 2024.
  • Aged at enlistment – 24 years and 4 months.
  • Died – 3 March 1968.3QLD Birth Death and Marriages, https:// https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/ Death 1968/B/95656, Parents Peter Pickett and Bridget Maloney. Accessed 2 May 2024.
  • Buried – Toowong Cemetery Brisbane, Brisbane City, Queensland.4Find a Grave.com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/247635870/michael-joseph-pickett. Accessed 28 April 2024.

Peter Pickett (1855-1938)5Find a Grave.com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175879959/peter-pickett Accessed 2 May 2024.and Bridget Maloney (1863-1904)6Find a Grave.com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175879956/bridget_pickett Accessed 2 May 2024. had six children following their marriage in 1887. Bridget Melinda (1888-1954) Mrs. E. Mathison (Araluen); Mary (1889-1949) Mrs. Robertson (Sydney); Patrick Francis (1893-1977) (Sydney, Araluen); Michael (1894-1968) (Brisbane); Ellen (1898-1989) (Mrs. Kelly, Sydney) and Christina Maria Pickett (1903-1974) (Sydney).

Michael’s brother Patrick served in WWI.  PICKETT Patrick Francis : Service Number – 5399 : Place of Birth – Araluen NSW : Place of Enlistment – Lismore NSW : Next of Kin – (Father) PICKETT Peter.  Patrick enlisted 7 January 1916, and Returned to Australia 5 April 1918. 7National Archives of Australia. https://www.naa.gov.au/.  NAA: B2455, PICKETT Patrick Francis Item ID– 8014786, Accessed 2 May 2024] [Virtual War Memorial Australia, https://vwma.org.au/explore/people/152750  Accessed 2 May 2024.

Michael enlisted on 8 August 1918 and was discharged on 31 December 1918, in consequence of the expiration of the period of enlistment.8National Archives of Australia. https://www.naa.gov.au/.  NAA: 2455, PICKETT Michael Joseph, Item ID – 8014783. Accessed 2 May 2024.

A death notice was published in the Sydney Morning Herald on 5 March 1968, advising of the death of Michael Pickett on the 3 March 1968, at Brisbane, and late of Araluen.9Ryerson Index, https://ryersonindex.org/ Accessed 6 May 2024.

References

  • 1
    NSW Birth Death and Marriages, https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/ Birth – 7525/1894. Parents Peter and Bridget Registered in Braidwood. Accessed 29 April 2024.
  • 2
    National Archives of Australia. https://www.naa.gov.au/. NAA: 2455, PICKETT Michael Joseph, Item ID – 8014783. Accessed 2 May 2024.
  • 3
    QLD Birth Death and Marriages, https:// https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/ Death 1968/B/95656, Parents Peter Pickett and Bridget Maloney. Accessed 2 May 2024.
  • 4
    Find a Grave.com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/247635870/michael-joseph-pickett. Accessed 28 April 2024.
  • 5
    Find a Grave.com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175879959/peter-pickett Accessed 2 May 2024.
  • 6
    Find a Grave.com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175879956/bridget_pickett Accessed 2 May 2024.
  • 7
    National Archives of Australia. https://www.naa.gov.au/.  NAA: B2455, PICKETT Patrick Francis Item ID– 8014786, Accessed 2 May 2024] [Virtual War Memorial Australia, https://vwma.org.au/explore/people/152750  Accessed 2 May 2024.
  • 8
    National Archives of Australia. https://www.naa.gov.au/.  NAA: 2455, PICKETT Michael Joseph, Item ID – 8014783. Accessed 2 May 2024.
  • 9
    Ryerson Index, https://ryersonindex.org/ Accessed 6 May 2024.