Philip Simons Picot H.M. Army (1889 - 1915)

Born 1889 in Kensington, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Marjorie (Putnam) Forbes — married 29 Nov 1912 in St. Jude's, West Kensington, London, Englandmap

Descendants

Died 11 Jul 1915 at about age 26 in Gallipoli, Gelibolu, Çanakkale, Turkey

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Biography

Captain Philip Picot H.M. Army was Killed in Action during World War I.

Captain Philip Simons Picot (1889-1915) was the son of Major Francis Slater Picot (1859-1930) and his wife Ada Melvill Simons (1860-1915). He was baptised on 5 June 1889 at St. Jude's church, West Kensington, London, England^[1].
In the UK Census of 1911 he was recorded at the Cambourne School of Mines Club, Camborne, Cornwall, England. Aged 21 and single.
At the age of 24 he married 22 year old Marjorie Putnam (the daughter of Sir Captain Thomas Putnam and Minnie Newman) on the 29th of November 1912 in St. Jude's church, West Kensington, London, England, after Banns. Philip was a mining engineer at the Eastern Smelting Co. Ltd, living in Cornwall at the time.
They had one daughter.
His mother died in February 1915 at the age of 55.
When the 1st World War broke out Philip was a Captain in the 14th Sherwood Foresters but volunteered for active service. He was sent out to the Dardanelles, going straight into the trenches and taking over command of the 1st Battalion 5th Royal Scots. After being under attack from the Turks for three consecutive nights, he was ordered to take his men out of the trenches for some much needed relief. On finding some of his men missing on roll call, he went out to search for his wounded men, but was himself shot in the head. He was found, but died half an hour later. The date was 11th of July 1915; he was just 26 years of age.^[2]. He was entitled to the Victory Medal, the British War Medal and the 1914-15 Medal.
His will was proved on 10 September 1915 at London to Francis Slater Picot, retired Lieutenant Colonel HM Army and James George Cotton Minchin, Solicitor.^[3] Effects: £5995, 6s. 8d.

Burial

Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery, Gallipoli, Çanakkale, Turkey. PLOT: Sp. Mem. C. 149^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1917 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Board of Guardian Records and Church of England Parish Registers. London Metropolitan Archives, London
2. ↑ http://www.the-sherwood-foresters.co.uk/p_names/picot_philip_simons.html
3. ↑ "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957." Database. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 1 April 2020. Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPLH-S442
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55951663/philip-simons-picot), memorial page for Philip Simons Picot (11 May 1889–11 Jul 1915), Find a Grave Memorial no. 55951663, citing Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery, Gallipoli, Çanakkale, Turkey ; Maintained by War Graves (contributor 6)

• The Peerage.com (M, #438971)

• freeBMD Births Jun Q 1889 Kensington 1a 163 PICOT Philip Simons

• freeBMD Marriages Dec 1912 Kensington 1a 368 PICOT Philip S + PUTNAM Marjorie

• CWGC record for Captain Philip Simon's PICOT 14th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters.

Census

1891 U.K. census for The Hawthorns, Langley Road, Langley Burrell, near Chippenham, Wiltshire, England :
Francis Slater Picot : Head : Married : Age 36 : Captain & Adjutant 2nd.... : Birth place Victoria, Australia.
Ada Melvill Picot : Wife : Married : Age 31 : Birth place : Straits Settlements, Southeast Asia
Philip Simons Picot : Son : Age 1 : Birth place Kensington, Middlesex, England.

1911 U.K. census for the Cambourne School of Mines Club, Camborne, Cornwall, England :
Philip Simons Picot : Head : Single : Age 21 : Mining Student : Birth place London, Middlesex, England.