Private John William Pickering, 14837
- Batt - 11
- Unit - Royal Warwickshire Regiment
- Section -
- Date of Birth -
- Died - 09/07/1916
- Age -
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ContributeSource: Leicestershire War Memorials Project. Coalville Times article - Friday September 15th, 1916
HAND GRENADE EXPLODES
FORMER COALVILLE MAN ACCIDENTALLY KILLED
News has been received that Private John William Pickering, son of Mr Joseph Pickering, of Ashby Road, Coalville, has been accidentally killed in France through the premature explosion of a hand grenade he was carrying, a sergeant being killed by the same explosion and three privates wounded.
The deceased soldier formerly worked at the Snibston Colliery and went from there to the Stockingford Pit. He subsequently joined the Warwickshire County Constabulary and was a policeman stationed at Bedworth when the war broke out. He joined the Royal Warwickshire Regiment. He was 22 years of age and his brother, Mr Jos. Pickering, is the gate-keeper at the Snibston Crossing, Belvoir Road.
Research undertaken and submitted (including photograph from Coalville Times) by Andy Murby 15/10/2017
- Conflict - World War I
- Cause of death - Accident With Grenade
- Other Memorials - Coalville War Memorial Clock Tower
- Unit - Royal Warwickshire Regiment
- Cause of death - KILLED IN ACTION
- Burial Commemoration - Thiepval Mem., Somme, France
- Born - Swannington, Leics
- Enlisted - Warwick
- Place of Residence - Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England
- Memorial - CLOCK TOWER MEM., COALVILLE, LEICS
- Memorial - CHRIST CHURCH, COALVILLE, LEICS
- Memorial - COUNCIL OFFICE MEM., COALVILLE, LEICS
