Life story: Charles James Pickering | Lives of the First World War

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1880

birth Dewsbury, Yorkshire United Kingdom Source:8533912 1880

1881

location Alexandra Crescent, Birkdale Road, Dewsbury, Yorkshire United Kingdom parents address Source:8533916 1881

1882

sibling Emil W Pickering Source:8533919 1882

1884

sibling James D Pickering Source:8533919 1884

1886

sibling Arthur S Pickering Source:8533919 1886

1888

sibling Alice M Pickering Source:8533919 1888

1890

sibling Harold E Pickering Source:8533919 1890

1898

commission Temporary Source:8533812 9th March 1898

1898

service British Army Second Lieutenant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 1st Volunteer Battalion Source:8533814 9th March 1898 - 13th December 1898

1898

enlistment Source:8533812 9th March 1898

1898

employment Officer British Army Source:8533921 1898 - 1933

1898

service British Army Second Lieutenant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 3rd Battalion Source:8533815 13th December 1898 - 26th April 1900

1900

service British Army Second Lieutenant Duke of Wellington's Own West Riding Regiment 1st Battalion Source:8533816 26th April 1900 - 1st February 1902

1902

service British Army Lieutenant Duke of Wellington's Own West Riding Regiment 1st Battalion Source:8533822 1st February 1902 - 16th October 1909

1902

appointments Aide-de-Camp to the Lieutenant Governor of Burma Source:8533921 2nd April 1902 - 1903

1903

awards Delhi Durbar Medal 1903 Other War Service Award Source:6995536 1903

1904

marriage Eileen Rosetta Reeves Source:8533921 1904 - 15th February 1951

1907

children Charles Harold Clanmaticar Pickering Source:8533917 1907

1908

appointments Adjutant, 1st D.W.R. West Riding Regiment Source:8533921 1st January 1908 - 1911

1909

service British Army Captain Duke of Wellington's Own West Riding Regiment 1st Battalion Source:8533825 16th October 1909 - 18th November 1912

1911

location Staff Colony, Tidworth, Andover, Hampshire United Kingdom military residence address Source:8533917 1911

1912

appointments Brigade Major - Territorial Force Source:8533825 18th November 1912

1912

service British Army Captain General Staff Source:8533829 18th November 1912 - 1st September 1915

1914

theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8533921 1914 - 1916

1915

appointments Brigade Major - 148th Infantry Brigade Source:8533837 5th August 1915

1915

service British Army Major General Staff Source:8533831 1st September 1915 - 15th September 1915

1915

appointments Commanding Officer, 1/4th D of W West Riding Regt Source:8533837 15th September 1915 - 20th October 1915

1915

service British Army Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Duke of Wellington's Own West Riding Regiment 1/4th Battalion Source:8533837 15th September 1915 - 21st October 1915

1915

hospitalisation Wounded in the right arm while inspecting a section of his battalion's lines at night Hospital/Institution Source:8533837 19th October 1915 - 20th October 1915

1915

service British Army Major General Staff Source:8533840 21st October 1915 - 1st January 1918

1916

awards Distinguished Service Order (DSO) British Award/Decoration Source:8533836 1st January 1916

1916

appointments Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General Source:8533921 1916 - 1918

1918

service British Army Brevet Lieutenant Colonel General Staff Source:8533853 1st January 1918 - 8th July 1918

1918

service British Army Temporary Lieutenant Colonel General Staff Source:8533853 8th July 1918 - 8th June 1920

1918

appointments Assistant Adjutant General - Aldershot Source:8533921 8th July 1918 - 9th January 1920

1919

awards Companion of' St Michael and St George - CMG Other War Service Award Source:8533847 3rd June 1919

1920

service British Army Brevet Lieutenant Colonel General Staff Source:8533854 8th June 1920 - 23rd March 1925

1921

appointments Assistant Adjutant General - GHQ Ireland Source:8533921 10th January 1921 - 1922

1925

service British Army Lieutenant Colonel Duke of Wellington's Own West Riding Regiment Source:8533855 23rd March 1925 - 23rd March 1929

1925

appointments Commanding Officer, 2nd D of W West Riding Regt Source:8533921 1925 - 1929

1929

service British Army Lieutenant Colonel Duke of Wellington's Own West Riding Regiment Half Pay List Source:8533857 23rd March 1929 - 29th March 1929

1929

service British Army Colonel Duke of Wellington's Own West Riding Regiment Half Pay List Source:8533858 26th March 1929 - 24th May 1929

1929

service British Army Colonel General Staff 1st Division Source:8533859 24th May 1929 - 24th May 1933

1929

appointments Assistant Adjutant General & Quartermaster General Source:8533859 24th May 1929 - 24th May 1933

1933

service British Army Colonel Duke of Wellington's Own West Riding Regiment Source:8533860 24th May 1933 - 18th November 1933

1933

discharge Source:8533860 18th November 1933

1938

employment Civil Servant Home Office Source:8533921 1938

1938

appointments Colonel, Duke of Wellington's Own West Riding Regt Source:8533861 31st October 1938 - 1st November 1944

1941

appointments Deputy Regional Commissioner for Civil Defence Source:8533921 1941 - 1945

1951

location 10 The Crescent, Alverstoke, Hampshire United Kingdom their own address Source:8533921 January 1951

education Staff College Source:8533921

1951

death Alverstoke, Hampshire United Kingdom Source:8533921 15th February 1951

awards Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration Source:6995536

education Mill Hill School London United Kingdom Source:8533921

education London School of Economics Source:8533921

children Unknown Pickering Source:8533921

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Names

Type	Name
First Names	Charles James
Initials	CJ
Last Name	Pickering
Source	8533799

Gender

Gender	Source
Male

Locations

Address	Country	Type	Date
10 The Crescent, Alverstoke, Hampshire	United Kingdom	their own address	known January 1951
Alexandra Crescent, Birkdale Road, Dewsbury, Yorkshire	United Kingdom	parents address	known 1881
Staff Colony, Tidworth, Andover, Hampshire	United Kingdom	military residence address	known 1911

Contribution

Military Service

Service	Unit	Section	Rank
British Army	King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry	1st Volunteer Battalion	Second Lieutenant
British Army	King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry	3rd Battalion	Second Lieutenant
British Army	Duke of Wellington's Own West Riding Regiment	1st Battalion	Second Lieutenant
British Army	Duke of Wellington's Own West Riding Regiment	1st Battalion	Lieutenant
British Army	Duke of Wellington's Own West Riding Regiment	1st Battalion	Captain
British Army	General Staff		Captain
British Army	General Staff		Major
British Army	Duke of Wellington's Own West Riding Regiment	1/4th Battalion	Temporary Lieutenant Colonel
British Army	General Staff		Major
British Army	General Staff		Temporary Lieutenant Colonel
British Army	General Staff		Brevet Lieutenant Colonel
British Army	General Staff		Brevet Lieutenant Colonel
British Army	Duke of Wellington's Own West Riding Regiment		Lieutenant Colonel
British Army	Duke of Wellington's Own West Riding Regiment	Half Pay List	Lieutenant Colonel
British Army	Duke of Wellington's Own West Riding Regiment	Half Pay List	Colonel
British Army	General Staff	1st Division	Colonel
British Army	Duke of Wellington's Own West Riding Regiment		Colonel

Awards

Award	Type	Source
1914/15 Star	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Companion of' St Michael and St George - CMG	Other War Service Award
Delhi Durbar Medal 1903	Other War Service Award
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)	British Award/Decoration
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)	British Award/Decoration
Victory Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal

Family

Children

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Unknown Pickering	son
Charles Harold Clanmaticar Pickering	son	1907

Parents

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Emily Pickering	mother
James Pickering	father

Siblings

Name	Relationship	Dates
Emil W Pickering	brother	1882
James D Pickering	brother	1884
Arthur S Pickering	brother	1886
Alice M Pickering	sister	1888
Harold E Pickering	brother	1890

Spouse

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Eileen Rosetta Reeves	wife	1904

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
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England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription	M2740
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription	M2740
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription	M2740
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription	M2740

External Evidence

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London Gazette Entry - Commission (1898)	M2740
London Gazette Entry - Appointment (1899)	M2740
London Gazette Entry - Appointment (1900)	M2740
London Gazette Entry - Promotion (1902)	M2740
London Gazette Entry - Appointment (1902)	M2740
London Gazette Entry - Appointment (1908)	M2740
London Gazette Entry - Promotion (1909)	M2740
London Gazette Entry - Appointment (1912)	M2740
London Gazette Entry - Appointment (1914)	M2740
London Gazette Entry - Promotion (1915)	M2740
London Gazette Entry - Appointment (1915)	M2740
London Gazette Entry - Promotion (1915)	M2740
Edinburgh Gazette Entry - Award of DSO (1916)	M2740
London Gazette Entry - Appointment (1915)	M2740
London Gazette Entry - Appointment (1918)	M2740
London Gazette Entry - Appointment (1918)	M2740
London Gazette Entry - Award of CMG (1919)	M2740
London Gazette Entry - Appointment (1920)	M2740
London Gazette Entry - Appointment (1921)	M2740
London Gazette Entry - Appointment (1920)	M2740
London Gazette Entry - Promotion (1925)	M2740
London Gazette Entry - Retirement (1929)	M2740
London Gazette Entry - Promotion (1929)	M2740
London Gazette Entry - Appointment (1929)	M2740
London Gazette Entry - Retirement (1933)	M2740
London Gazette Entry - Retirement (1933)	M2740
London Gazette Entry - Appointment (1938)	M2740
London Gazette Entry - Appointment (1947)	M2740
Who's Who Entry	M2740

Multimedia

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