Frank Pykett
View Frank on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission websiteService number:
25079
Rank:
Private
Service:
Leicestershire Regiment
Origin:
Date of birth:
14 January 1890
Date of death:
08 October 1918
Age at Death:
28
Known information
The Pyketts of Ayston suffered terribly in the First World War. Frank and his brother James and their cousins Tom and Harry, who also lived in the village, were all killed. It must have been a terrible blow to such a small community. Frank was born on 14 January 1890 to James and Eliza Pykett, and had two sisters, Mary Ann and Betsy as well as his brother James. He was a gardener before joining the army on 8 February 1916. He served in France with 1st Battalion Leicestershire Regiment and was killed in action on 8 October 1918. He is buried at Montbrehain British Cemetery, grave A.3. Frank, his brother and cousins are all remembered on the war memorial at Ayston, which is inside the church.
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Frank Pykett was my Great Uncle. He was the son of James and Eliza Pykett of Ayston. Apart from his brother James, he had two brothers, George and Charles Samuel Pykett (My grandfather)He also had four sisters, Mary Ann, Lois, Betsy and Amelia.
By Wellandlass on Friday 24th October '14 at 7:26pm
Thank you J Stokes for the photos.Elizabeth
By Wellandlass on Wednesday 12th November '14 at 5:10pm
St Mary's Ayston is now in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust - http://www.visitchurches.org.uk/ - which looks after more than 340 churches around the country. During recent conservation work the roofers found some old graffiti scratched into a lead sheet when they removed it. A name had been scratched - Frank Pykett, 1908
By Tom_CCT on Tuesday 25th November '14 at 4:04pm
Another picture, this time with a cross of remembrance, taken 5 December 2015By John Stokes on Sunday 6th December '15 at 9:23am
A Rutlander, living in Belgium
Rutland and The Battle of the Somme
More than 90 Rutland soldiers died in the Battle of the Somme which lasted from 1 July 1916 until the middle of November. Today they lie in cemeteries across the old battlefield in northern France or are remembered among the 72,000 names on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme. By using our interactive map, you can find out what happened to them.
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