PICKERING, Kenneth James
(Service number 59972)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 8 September 1900 | Place of Birth | Swannanoa, Christchurch |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Occupation | Mercantile clerk | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs W. PICKERING (mother), Fairlie | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 30th Reinforcements, E Company | ||
| Date | 13 October 1917 | ||
| Transport | Arawa | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Liverpool, Merseyside | |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 21 September 1978 | Age | 78 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Ruru Lawn Cemetery, Christchurch | ||
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Biographical Notes
Kenneth James Pickering was the eldest son of William and Jessie May (née McKie) Pickering. He was educated at West Eyreton and Kirwee schools before transferring to Fairlie School in 1912, and then on to Pleasant Point School in 1915. Kenneth put his age up by some three years to allow him to enlsit. He married Hannah Adelaide Lishman in 1924.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [31 May 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [31 May 2019]; School Admission records (South Canterbury branch NZSG) [31 May 2019]; Ruru Cemetery burial record (Christchurch City Council) [31 May 2019]
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Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG
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