PICKERING, Alan George
| Service Number: | SX12502 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 5 May 1941, Wayville, SA |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hyde Park, South Australia, 18 August 1908 |
| Home Town: | Tusmore, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Adelaide Technical High School, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Civil Servant - Accountant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Papua, 2 December 1942, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea B5 F 19 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Technical High School Old Scholars WW2 Honour Roll, Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Rose Park Congregational Church WW2 Memorial Windows |
World War 2 Service
| 5 May 1941: | Enlisted Wayville, SA | |
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| 5 May 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, SX12502, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion | |
| 2 Dec 1942: | Involvement Lieutenant, SX12502, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John George and Lillie Adelaide Maud Pickering; husband of Gwendoline Ludlow Pickering, of Tusmore, South Australia. A.I.C.A.
LOVING HUSBAND OF GWEN FRAGRANT MEMORIES EVER CHERISHED
Lieut. A. G. Pickering
Killed in Action
Advice has been received that Lieutenant A. G. Pickering, of Linden Park, has been killed in action in New Guinea. When he enlisted in the A.I.F. more than two years ago he was secretary of the State Disabilities Committee. He was 34. He joined the Statistical Office in 1925, and later transferred to the Treasury. He was a qualified accountant. Earlier in the war he served in the Middle East. He leaves a widow, who is the daughter of Mr and Mrs. A. E. Botting, of Tusmore.
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