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Joseph George Alfred PICKENS

Kete Horowhenua2020-03-23T16:55:42+00:00
Date of birth23 June 1893
Date of death04 August 1916
Mothers nameAnnie Beatrice (née Comber)
Spouses nameUnmarried
Fathers nameJoseph Pickens
SiblingsMary Ann Beatrice (b 1895), Thomas Ernest (b 1897), James Foster (b 1898), Fred Arthur (b 1900 ?d1900), Catherine Florence (b 1901), Ethel May
Cause of deathKilled in action
Last known residenceTokomaru, Manawatu.
Awards1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Place of birthEchuca, Victoria, Australia
OccupationLabourer
Place of deathEgypt
Date of arrival overseas18 November 1915
Theatres of warEgyptian 1915, 1916, Egyptian 1916
Place of embarkationWellington
SurnamePICKENS
War memorialTokomaru, Shannon
Place enlistedTrentham
Christian namesJoseph George Alfred
Place of arrival overseasSuez, Egypt
Overseas memorialKantara War Memorial, Egypt
WarsWW 1
Service number7/1649
ReligionAnglican
Date enlisted24 August 1915
Final rankTrooper
Regiment or service7th Reinforcement Canterbury Mounted Rifles
Embarkation date10 October 1915
User reference8.89

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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