Rank | Private |
Service # | B25909 |
Unit # | RCE |
Resident | Thamesville |
Next of kin listed as Mrs. J. H. Pickering of 45 Adelaide St., Chatham, ON. Born at Thamesville # June, 1903, the son of Henry Mercer and Mary Jane (Tuck) Pickering. The brother of Mary Jane (Peach), Mabel (Bushae), Orlo, Caroline, Thomas, Martha Mildred, Gertrude, Maude Irene (Legue), Minnie Mildred (Tewksbury) and Ethel Bertha.
The husband of Helen Josephine Tindall (English War Bride – she served in the military), she moved to Canada after the war.. The father of Edward, Anne (Parry), June (Smith), John, Millie (Boardman), Dorthy (Mender), Margie (Meize), Dan, Barbara (Kucleler), Orlo.
Reported arriving from overseas duty aboard the transport S.S. Nieuw Amsterdam, arriving at Halifax, NS. CDN 29/09/45.
Harry passed away 27 Jan. 1994. (LM-LP) at the age of 90 years old. Internment at Mayhew-Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Sources | CFF-FD44, GOH-SGO, CDN, (28/04/10, Obit 3/01/15 (wife).), KCFA, TH, TH-BC, LM-LP |
Next of Kin | Mrs. J.H. Pickering |
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