Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Family Group:

Three: Lance Corporal R. Picking, 9th Battalion, London Regiment (Queen Victoria’s Rifles), who was killed in action on the Western Front on 25 October 1915
1914-15 Star (1419 L. Cpl. R. Picking. 9-Lond. R.); British War and Victory Medals (1419 Pte. R. Picking. 9-Lond. R.); Memorial Plaque (Robert Picking) this mounted in a circular wooden frame, slightly damaged; together with the recipient’s card identity tag, the plaque very fine, the medals nearly extremely fine

Pair: Sapper A. E. Picking, Royal Engineers
British War and Victory Medals (183518 Spr. A. E. Picking. R.E.) nearly very fine (6) £120-£160

Robert Picking was born at Windsor, Berkshire in 1890 and by 1911 he was employed as a Wholesale Drapery Assistant on Portobello Road, Notting Hill. In 1912 he attested for the 9th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (Queen Victoria’s Rifles) and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 9 May 1915. He was killed in action by a mine explosion whilst a member of a mining party near Carnoy on 25 October 1915 and is buried in Carnoy Military Cemetery, France.

Albert E. Picking, the older brother of Robert Picking, was born in Battersea in 1876 and served during the Great War with the Royal Engineers. He died in Windsor in 1960. Two other brothers, Thomas and William, also served during the Great War.