Complete Great War Western Front casualty group awarded to Private J.C. Picking, 13th (Service) Battalion, later 11th (Service) Battalion, Essex Regiment who saw service on the Western Front from 17th November 1915 and who was later killed in action on 22nd April 1917 and having no known grave is now remembered on the Loos Memorial.
Group of 5: 1914-1915 Star; (17557 PTE. J.C. PICKING. ESSEX R.) British War Medal and Victory Medal; (17557 PTE. J.C. PICKING. ESSEX R.) Great War Memorial Plaque; (JOSEPH CHARLES PICKING) Great War Memorial Scroll ‘Pte Joseph Charles Picking, Essex Regt.’, this last cut and glued to a cardboard backing
Condition: The scroll cut, stained in a couple of places and glued to a cardboard backing, otherwise, Nearly Extremely Fine
Joseph Charles Picking saw service as a Private (No. 17557, later No. 23166) with the 13th (Service) Battalion, and later with 11th (Service) Battalion, Essex Regiment who saw service on the Western Front from 17th November 1915 and who was later killed in action on 22nd April 1917 and who having no known grave is now remembered on the Loos Memorial. He is noted as the son of the late Arthur William and Mary Ellen Alice Picking.
