Name
Alfred Charles Pickett
1893
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
01/10/1917
26
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Corporal
44428
Manchester Regiment
20th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
BUTTES NEW BRITISH CEMETERY, POLYGON WOOD
XXVII.B.16
Belgium
Headstone Inscription
He has no family inscription on his Headstone.
UK & Other Memorials
Cheshunt Town Memorial, St Mary the Virgin Church Memorial, Cheshunt, Not on the Wormley Memorials, Not on the Waltham Cross memorial
Pre War
Born in 1893 in Wormley, Herts, son of Charles and Ellen Pickett.
On 1911 Census he was living with his family at 26 Lordship Road and working as a general labourer. Married Lilian Florence Meering on 20 November 1915 at the Registry Office, Edmonton. On enlistment was living at 8 Lordship Road, Cheshunt and working as a Nursery Hand. Later lived at 38 Swanfield Road, Waltham Cross.
The Soldiers Died In The Great War database records that he was born in Wormley, Herts. and was living in Waltham Cross, Herts. when he enlisted in Cheshunt, Herts.
Wartime Service
Enlisted on 15 December 1915 at Cheshunt, Herts and was mobilised to the Bedfordshire Regiment on 9 February 1916 (formerly 26041, Bedfordshire Regiment). Transferred to the Loyal North Lancs Regt in June 1916, then to the Manchester Regiment at the end of September.
He was promoted to Corporal (unpaid) in February 1917 which was finally confirmed in 8 May 1917. Served in France and Flanders Killed in action in Belgium during the battle for Polygon Wood, near Zonnebeke.
Additional Information
War gratuity of £8, awarded to widow Lilian F Glowers. N. B. widow Lilian married Arthur Glowers in 1918.
Acknowledgments
Stuart Osborne
Brenda Palmer, Jonty Wild
