NOK: Miss Mary Ann Beatrice PICKENS (sister), Echuca, Victoria, Australia.
Hair: Light Brown Eyes: Blue
Height: 5' 5¼" Complexion: Fair
Weight: 140lb Chest: 32"- 36½"
Last Employer: N Greig, Tokomaru.
Is also mentioned on Echuca War Memorial, Victoria, Australia
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| Date of birth: | 23 June 1893 |
| Date of death: | 04 August 1916 |
| Place of birth: | Echuca, Victoria, Australia |
| Awards: | 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Last known residence: | Tokomaru, Manawatu. |
| Cause of death: | Killed in action |
| Place of death: | Egypt |
| Spouses name: | Unmarried |
| Fathers name: | Joseph Pickens |
| Mothers name: | Annie Beatrice (née Comber) |
| Siblings: | Mary Ann Beatrice , Thomas Ernest , James Foster , Fred Arthur, Catherine Florence , and Ethel May |
| Date of arrival overseas: | 18 November 1915 |
| Place of embarkation: | Wellington |
| Surname: | PICKENS |
| War memorial: | Tokomaru, Shannon |
| Place enlisted: | Trentham |
| Christian names: | Joseph George Alfred |
| Place of arrival overseas: | Suez, Egypt |
| Overseas memorial: | Kantara Memorial |
| Wars: | WW1 |
| Service number: | 7/1649 |
| Religion: | Anglican |
| Date enlisted: | 24 August 1915 |
| Final rank: | Trooper |
| Regiment or service: | 7th Reinforcement Canterbury Mounted Rifles |
| Embarkation date: | 10 October 1915 |
| User reference: | 8.89 |
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