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Corporal Albert Edward Picknell

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1879-10-29
Place of birth: Sussex England
Next of kin: Martha Picknell, wife. 23 Sidley Street, Bexhill-on-Sea, England
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Gardener
Occupation (normalized): Gardener
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1916-06-06
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Panel 18 - 26 - 28

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 73690
Highest Rank: Corporal (28th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Corporal, 28th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-12-19 to 1916-06-06
  2. Lance Corporal, 28th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-09-12 to 1915-12-19
  3. Lance Corporal, 28th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-02-18 to 1915-09-12
  4. Private, 28th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1914-10-24 to 1915-02-18
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Shell shock February 3, 1916, KIA at Hooge

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 1595291
LAC ID: 575736
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B7816-S015
Uploader's Notes:

Son of Albert Picknell and Mary Annie Picknell (nee Kent); husband of Martha Picknell (nee Boxshall, later Saunders) married 1905

Date of Birth declared on Attestation papers was October 29, 1877 but birth record confirms the correct Date of Birth was October 29, 1879

Uploader's Research notes:

Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial

Circumstances of Death

28th Battalion Nominal Roll

[Private Army Canadian Infantry 28th Battalion Base Company Lance-Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 28th Battalion Base Company Lance-Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 28th Battalion B Company Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 28th Battalion B Company ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2020-10-01