Joseph George Alfred PICKENS

Topic: Joseph George Alfred PICKENS

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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
Occupation:	Labourer
Last known residence:	Tokomaru, Manawatu.
Cause of death:	Killed in action
Place of death:	Egypt
Spouses name:	Unmarried
Date of death:	04 August 1916
Fathers name:	Joseph Pickens
Place of birth:	Echuca, Victoria, Australia
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
Awards:	1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal