Private

Oliver Pickering

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Berthia and the late James Pickering, of 7, Felix St., North East Valley, Dunedin, New Zealand. Native of Portobello, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
56951
Name:
Oliver Pickering
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
24 August 1885
Place of Birth: 
Portobello, Otago, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs J. Pickering (mother), Balclutha, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Blacksmith
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
26 July 1918
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
31
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
26 July 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 90
Vessel:
Ulimaroa
Destination:
Plymouth, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. O. 23.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Oliver Pickering
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