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Most of the South African War service records for soldiers in this database have now been digitised and are available by searching the Archives New Zealand Archway website.

Reg No: 
811
Surname: 
pickett
Given Names: 
m
Unit: 
No 6 company
Rank: 
private
Contingent: 
third
Ship: 
Knight Tempar 17 February 1900
Occupation: 
labourer
County/City: 
cook
Address: 
cheviot hills hangaroa
Next of Kin: 
pickett mr w
Next of Kin Address: 
new south wales australia
Relationship to Soldier: 
father
Notes: 

David Deasey has sent in additional information about Mark Pickett:

'I am a member of the Australian National Boer War Memorial Association Committee. We are Currently registering 811 Mark Pickett for a relative on our site www.bwm.org.au . I note that your site only records him as a member of 3rd 'Rough Riders' contingent, He also served with 6 contingent and was down to continue with 9 if that had been possible as SSM. He was awarded a DCM, LG27490 of 31-10-02  for his efforts.'

See his full service record here.

Community contributions

Bryan Pratt
09 Mar 2012
Mark Pickett is my gt uncle. He was born on 23 Sep 1875 in Kincumber, NSW, Australia and died in Sarina, QLD, Australia on 28 July 1941. There is more links and information about him here: http://homepages.slingshot.co.nz/~bryannp/parrott/parrott2/72.html

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