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PICKERING, Stephen
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 3598, 3598A |
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| Enlisted: | 29 August 1915, Enlisted at Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Woonona, New South Wales, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Hornsby, Hornsby Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Woollahra School, Sydney, New South Wale |
| Occupation: | Engine Driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 13 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3598, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3598, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3598, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 3 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 17th Battalion to the 53rd Battalion and re-allocated number 3598A | |
| 28 Nov 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 53rd Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
| 10 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 53rd Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
| 13 May 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 3598A, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3598A awm_unit: 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-05-13 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Stephen and Susan Jane Rowe Pickering of Albert Street, Horsnby, NSW; previously of Burdett Street, Hornsby, NSW
24 February 1917 - to hospital in Camiers with Mumps
Medals: British Medal, Victory Medal