Fred PICKUP¹ = Ethel BUTLER

Fred PICKUP:

Born 1892
Died Tuesday 25 December 1962, Queens Park Hospital, Blackburn
Buried Pleasington Cemetery²
Served during WW1 in Army Vetinary Corps as 17677 Pte F Pickup and later as a Driver in the Royal Field Artillery 92187. Medal Index - Victory and British War RFA229B 25771, Medal Roll WO329/121
possibly served in Salonika or Mesopotamia and Western Front. Contracted malaria which recurred through rest of life.
No children probably because of state of health of wife
lived at 31 Winchester Street Blackburn at d.
died of heart failure and anaemia
Grave inscription Pleasington Cemetery, Blackburn
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Treasured memories of Ethel
The dearly beloved wife of Fred Pickup
who died 9th Nov 1956 aged 65 years
also Fred her dearly beloved husband
who died 25th Dec 1962 aged 70 years
(there are no inscriptions for Frank Pickup (brother) whose ashes are scattered on the grave)
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Fred Pickup c 1917


Fred Pickup and friends c 1908


Ethel BUTLER:

Alias Ethel PICKUP
Born 1891
Died Friday 9 November 1956³
no issue

suffered from arthritis and bed ridden

card addressed from Ethel to Fred from Glossop House 26 Albert Road Blackpool, work or holiday address?

1 :
probabl;y named after uncle Alfred
2 : ; Primary evidence
MI Pleasington Cemetery, Blackburn

Treasured memories of Ethel
The dearly beloved wife of Fred Pickup
who died 9th Nov 1956 aged 65 years
also Fred her dearly beloved husband
who died 25th Dec 1962 aged 70 years

(there are no inscriptions for Frank Pickup (brother) whose ashes are scattered on the grave)
3 : ; Primary evidence
MI Pleasington Cemetery, Blackburn

Treasured memories of Ethel
The dearly beloved wife of Fred Pickup
who died 9th Nov 1956 aged 65 years
also Fred her dearly beloved husband
who died 25th Dec 1962 aged 70 years