| Regimental number | 38307 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Hororata, Christchurch |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Engine driver |
| Marital status | Widowed |
| Age at embarkation | 34 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 168 lbs |
| Next of kin | Brother, R Pickering, Hororata, Canterbury |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, G Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Mokoia on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), nr Ieper, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William (b. Yorkshire, England) and Janet (b. Edinburgh, Scotland) Pickering, Claremont, Timaru |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 54079 Alexander PICKERING; 38306 Francis Norman PICKERING |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington 13 February 1917; disembarked Plymouth, England, 2 May 1917, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 6 June 1917; joined 2nd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 26 June 1917, and posted to C Company. Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 1 August 1917 (pyrexia, unknown origin), and transferred to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station; to 22nd General Hospital, 3 August 1917 (no further details recorded); to No 5 Convalescent Depot, 20 August 1917; to Base Depot, Etaples, 13 September 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 8 October 1917. Reported missing, 12 October 1917. Now, 27 October 1917, reported 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 55, p. 30 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20801323 |