Wallace Pick
Service Number
28475
Military Unit
8th Bn The Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment)
Date of birth
Date of Death
10 Jun 1917 (31 years old)
Place of Birth
Unknown
Employment, Education or Hobbies
He was a dyer's labourer upon enlistment.
- Family History
- Military History
- Extra Information
- Photographs
Family History
He was the son of William and Elizabeth Pick and the brother of Selina, William, Horace, Ada, Ernest, Percy and Lily Pick. In 1891 they lived at 3 King's Yard Basford Nottingham. He was the husband of Mabel (née Marlow) Pick (married 26/11/1908) and the father of Mabel Annie, Elsie May, Wallace, Lilly, Harold and Clarence Pick. They lived at 5 Chard Terrace Chard Street Zulu Road Basford Nottingham.
Military History
He attested 11/7/1916 at Derby standing 5' 2" and weighing 135 lbs. He received a face wound in March 1917 and died of a shell wound to the head at 10th Casualty Clearing Station.
Extra Information
Effects returned to his widow were i pair of scissors, 2 coins, 1 disc and 1 shoulder title.
Mabel Pick received a weekly pension of 28/9d from 24/12/1917.
Photographs
Wallace Pick
Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone marking his grave at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium. Courtesy of Murray Biddle