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Surname: PICKERING
Forename(s): Hubert
Place of Birth: Burnley, Lancashire
Service No: 266171
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)
Battalion / Unit: 'C' Coy 1/6th Battalion
Division: 49th (West Riding) Division
Age: 27
Date of Death: 1917-08-03
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: II. D. 3.
CWGC Cemetery: COXYDE MILITARY CEMETERY
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: EARBY, YORKSHIRE
Local War Memorial: KELBROOK, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Hubert Pickering was the son of Robert and Jane Pickering, née Ashworth. Robert was born either at Dukinfield or Stalybridge, Cheshire and Jane at Burnley, Lancashire.
1891 Burnley, Lancashire Census: 13, Ford Street - Hubert Pickering, aged 1 years, born Burnley, son of Robert and Jane Pickering.
1901 Burnley, Lancashire Census: 13, Ford Street - Hubert Pickering, aged 11 years, born Burnley, son of Robert and Jane Pickering.
1911 Burnley, Lancashire Census: 13, Ford Street - Hubert Pickering, aged 23 years, born Burnley, son of Jane and [stepson of] William Fell.
Hubert was married to Catherine Barker in 1911.
Hubert is listed in the Nominal Roll of the 1/6th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment): Pte H. Pickering.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte Hubert Pickering, 3428, 266171, W. Rid. R. Theatre of War first served in: (1) France. Date of entry therein: 14.4.15. K. in A. 3.8.17.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte Hubert Pickering, 266171, 1/6 W. Rid. R. K. in A. 3.8.17.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte Hubert Pickering, 266171, 1/6 W. Riding. Date and Place of Death: 3.8.17. Belgm. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Widow and sole legatee - Catherine. £5 10s. 0d.
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) exist for Hubert. Name(s) on card(s): Widow: Catherine, born 11.6.83. Address: Vicarage Road, Kelbrook, Yorks. Children: Robert, born 29.7.12. Mary Elizabeth, born 3.10.16.
See also:
‘Earby in the First World War’ by Stephanie Carter, published by Earby & District Local History Society (2014).
‘Guiseley Terriers: A Small Part in The Great War – A History of the 1/6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment’ by Stephen Barber (2018).
‘Our Finest Crop’ by Steven Marshall, published by Earby & District Local History Society (2020).
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
PICKERING, Herbert, aged 27 years, Duke of Wellington’s Regiment, formerly of Barnoldswick, killed in action Aug. 3, 1917.
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Private Hubert PICKERING
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 49th (West Riding) Division
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17 August 1917
PICKERING – Killed in action on the Western Front, August 3rd 1917, Pte. Hubert Pickering, Duke of Wellington’s Regiment, formerly of Barnoldswick, aged 27 years.
17 August 1917
KELBROOK – ANOTHER SOLDIER KILLED
Pte. Hubert Pickering, Duke of Wellington’s, who was killed in action in France on the 3rd inst., was a native of Burnley, but had lived in Kelbrook for some time before joining the Army. He was 27 years of age and leaves a wife and two children residing in Vicarage Road. He had been at the Front about 18 months, and had been previously wounded. In a letter of condolence to Mrs. Pickering, Capt. K. Ogston writes:– “It is with deepest regret I have to inform you of your husband’s death on the 3rd inst. It may be some consolation to you to know that he suffered no pain. He was a good soldier, always willing to do anything, and his loss is felt by everybody in the Company.”
Prior to enlistment, Pte. Pickering was employed for some time at Salterforth Quarries.
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17 August 1917
KELBROOK SOLDIER KILLED
Pte. Hubert Pickering. Duke of Wellington’s Regiment, who was killed in action in France on the 3rd inst., was a native of Burnley, but had lived in Kelbrook for some time before joining the army. He was 27 years of age, and leaves a wife and two children residing in Vicarage Road. He had been at the front about 18 months, and had been seriously wounded. In a letter of condolence to Mrs. Pickering. Captain K. Ogston writes:– “It is with deepest regret I have to inform you of your husband’s death on the 3rd inst. It may be some consolation to you to know that he suffered no pain. He was a good soldier, always wiling to do anything, and his loss is felt by everybody in the company." Prior to enlistment Pte. Pickering was employed for some time at Salterforth Quarries.
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