| Regimental number | 7/1649 |
| Place of birth | Echuca, Victoria, Australia |
| Address | Tokomaru |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Sister, Miss Mary Ann Beatrice Pickens, Echuca, Victoria, Australia |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Canterbury Mounted Rifles |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Mounted Rifles component of the 7th Reinforcements left New Zealand on 10 October 1915 on board two ships, 'Aparima' and 'Navua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Trooper |
| Final unit | Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Kantara Memorial, Egypt |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: the late Joseph and Annie Beatrice Pickens |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Mounted Rifles/Seventh |