PICKERING, Richard Fleetwood
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 24 July 1915, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Woodford, Queensland, 18 February 1891 |
| Home Town: | Chinchilla, Western Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bank Accountant |
| Died: | Natural causes , Brisbane, Queensland, 18 May 1962, aged 71 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Location: Columbarium 8, Section: Section 2 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 17 Jan 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 4 Mar 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 42nd Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Trevor
'PERSONAL.
At the Commercial Hall, Chinchilla last week, the Rev. F. W. E. Wilkinson on behalf of the lady members of the Chinchilla Tennis Club presented Mr R. F. Pickering (who has volunteered for service at the front) with a handsome gent's dressing case, fully fitted with brushes, razor and other toilet requisites.' from Darling Downs Gazette 13 Jul 1915 (nla.gov.au)
'PERSONAL NOTES.
Mrs. B. Pickering, Sandgate, has received advice by cable, that her son, Lieutenant Richard Fleetwood Pickering, has been promoted to the rank of captain.' from The Brisbane Courier 11 Oct 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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