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PICKERING, Allan Harris
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 3700, 3700A |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 28 April 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Adelaide Cemetery Villers-Bretonneux, France Plot III. Row P. Grave 9. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Baradine Honour Roll WW1, Baradine War Memorial, Bathurst War Memorial Carillon, Coonabarabran War Memorial Clock Tower, Gulgong District Soliders Memorial, Mudgee Methodist Church Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 3700, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
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| 10 May 1917: | Embarked Private, 3700, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Marathon, Sydney | |
| 28 Apr 1918: | Involvement Private, 3700A, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3700A awm_unit: 45 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-28 |
Personal Stories
The school teachers son
Allen Harris Pickering, son of Charles Harper and Ruth Pickering (nee Harris), had a sister Jessie Alma. Charles was a school teacher and so the family had moved around NSW a great deal with that profession.
I understand that Allen was working as a farmer at Binnaway NSW when he enlisted in the 45th Btn. AIF. They left Sydney on HMAT Marathon on 10th May 1917.
He was killed in action in france on 28th April, 1918, then aged 25 and is buried at the Adelaide Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux in Plot 111.
Submitted 28 April 2016 by Joy Lubawy