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PICKERING, Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3226 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 August 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Little Broughton, Cockermouth, England, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Steels Creek, Yarra Ranges, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Groom |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 8 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, Kangaroo Ground Shire of Eltham Tower of Remembrance, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Yarra Glen Avenue of Honour Monument |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3226, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 26 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3226, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3226, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne | |
| 26 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3226, Gunshot wounds to the right foot and left arm | |
| 8 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 3226, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3226 awm_unit: 8 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-05-08 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Clement and Jane Elizabeth (Annie) Pickering of Brighton, Cumberland, England
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal