Historical information
Horace Pickford was born at Clunes. His mother was Bessie and his wife was Ida. Horace enlisted on 22 June 1915. He was killed in action on 27 September 1917. He was buried in the vicinity of Polygon Wood. Horace was the brother of Edith Pickford ( m Holmes) and the maternal uncle of Elizabeth Mary Holmes ( m Chatham)
Physical description
Images relating to Australian World War One Soldiers from Ascot.
. 2 Black and white carte postale of 17 Australian soldiers in uniform. Many hold a bugle and 5 drums are placed in the foreground. The Battalion colonel sits in the centre.
The card was written by Horace Pickford (2282) of 'C' Company, 58th battalion.
.3 Certificate of Marriage for Henry Robbins
Pickford Family Tree
.7 John Pickford
Inscriptions & markings
Written in ink verso
"France
14 July 17
Dear Edie
I received your ever welcome letter a few days ago, this is but a card, but you will hear from other letters Ed.
This is our batt bugle band, one of my friends belongs to it. I will march him out. Our colonel is in the center.
Keep this little photo, it will be a little momento of the old battalion. We have a brass-band also. I have just received a letter from Ethel Pickford from England. Ta Ta now old kid with love. Horace (2882)
Subjects
- chatham family collection,
- chatham,
- world war one,
- world war 1,
- france,
- horace pickford,
- ethel pickford,
- polygone wood,
- band,
- music,
- edith pickford,
- clunes,
- brass band,
- bugle band,
- henry robbins,
- family history,
- william pickford,
- charles pickford,
- elizabeth millard,
- sarah pickford,
- john pickford,
- alexander pickford
