PICKERING, Roland Taaffe
| Service Numbers: | 3883, 3883A |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 14 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Auburn, Auburn, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Auburn Boys Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 17 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated on St James' Roll of Honour, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Auburn Boys Public School Pictorial Honour Roll, Auburn Public School WW1 Honour Roll, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sydney St. James Anglican Church Roll of Honor WWI, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3883, 3rd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 30 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3883, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3883, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Sydney | |
| 17 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 3883A, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3883A awm_unit: 3 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-17 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Rowland T. Pickering enlisted about the same time as his brother, but was placed in the ,13th Reinforcements of the 3rd Battalion. He worked in the blacksmith's shop at Clyde Engineering Works in Auburn.
He was later drafted into C Company of the 3rd Battalion along with his brother 3192 Private Frank Hessell Pickering 3rd Battalion who was also killed in action at Pozieres on 22 July 1916.
Mr. Fank Pickering, chief clerk at Clyde Sideing, Auburn, has been officially notified of the death of his second son Roalnd T. (Sol) Pickering who has been killed in action in France. Mr. Pickering's eledest son, Signaller F.H. Pickering has been missing since July 24. The latter was a well-known telegraphist at Parliament House, where he was familiarly known as 'Snow'. Roland was employed for several years at the Clyde Engineering Works, Granville.
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