Eric Russell Picker (1916 - 1983)

Born 25 Aug 1916 in Crookwell, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Sinclair) Picker — married 26 Apr 1947 in st stephen's presbyterian church, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia

Died 23 Jun 1983 at age 66 in Earlwood, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Eric was born in 1916.^[1]

He married Mary Sinclair at Bathurst in 1947.^[2]

He passed away in 1983.^{[3] [4]}

From - Van Praag-101

Lionel was born in 1908.

Name VAN PRAAG, LIONEL MAURICE Service Royal Australian Air Force Service Number 60431 Date of Birth 17 Dec 1908 Place of Birth SYDNEY, NSW Date of Enlistment 11 Aug 1941 Place of Enlistment PARKES, NSW Next of Kin VAN PRAAG, GWENDOLINE Date of Discharge 27 Jul 1945 Rank Flight Lieutenant Posting at Discharge 38 Squadron Prisoner of War No Honours George Medal Died 1987

1936 Motor bike speedway champion

Sgt Eric Picker WOP also aboard (D Sydney - June 1983 + Corp Fred Mason + Flying Officer Webster GM

Mister Minheer Hoen - Dutch controller - RAAF men and Mrs Van Hoen and 3 children evacuated from Waingapu

Mr Hoen survived war and re-united with family

RAAF DC2 - A30-8

Name WEBSTER, NOEL WILSON Service Royal Australian Air Force Service Number 270847 Date of Birth 17 Aug 1919 Place of Birth BRISBANE, QLD Date of Enlistment 04 Mar 1940 Place of Enlistment ARCHERFIELD, QLD Next of Kin WEBSTER, JEAN Date of Discharge 01 Sep 1945 Rank Squadron Leader Posting at Discharge 35 SQUADRON Prisoner of War No Honours George Medal

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Index (NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed by Nigel Clark 15 Feb 2022), Index entry for PICKER ERIC; Parents: BENJAMIN & ADA; District: CROOKWELL; Registration Number: 28218/1916 
2. ↑ Marriage Index (NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed by Nigel Clark 15 Feb 2022), Index entry for ERIC PICKER and MARY SINCLAIR; District: BATHURST; Registration Number: 14558/1947 
3. ↑ Death Index (NSW Registry of Births Deaths & D20Marriages : accessed by Nigel Clark15 Feb 2022), Index entry for PICKER ERIC; Parents: BENJAMIN & Not recorded; District: Not recorded; Registration Number: 13389/1983 
4. ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to Benten Salazar.

• https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=1066360&c=WW2#R