Private 5587 Peter Pickavance
Regiment/Unit: 14th (King's) Hussars -
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Date Entered Therein: 09/09/1914
Age at death: 27
Date of death: 14th of November 1914
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Ypres Menin Gate Memorial - Panel 5.
Family details:
Mother: Mrs Margaret P Fairclough. Brothers: William Fairclough, Samuel Fairclough. (See image below.)
Census details:
Peter's surname is shown as Fairclough in the 1891 & 1901 census. 1891 - 5 years old schoolboy Peter is living at 45 Peasley Cross Lane, St Helens with mother Margaret Fairclough (40) and siblings James Fairclough (21), William Fairclough (19), Joseph Fairclough (15), Samuel Fairclough (13), John R Fairclough (11). Also at the address are Margaret's uncle Thomas Fairclough (56) and boarders John Stringfellow (52), Edwd Creighton( 46). 1901 - 15 years old 'Brass Finisher' Peter is living at 35 Peasley Cross Lane, St Helens with parents John P Fairclough (53), Margaret P Fairclough (50) and brother Joseph Pickarance (25) with his wife Ann Pickarance (25) and their two children Maggie Pickarance (3), Lillian Pickarance (1). Also at the address is boarder Thomas Anders (27). 1911 - Sees 24 years old 'Private' Peter Pickavance serving with the 14th (kings) Hussars and based in India.
Notes:
Occupied as a salesman when he originally enlisted on 10/01/1906. Age taken from census.
Occupied as a salesman when he originally enlisted on 10/01/1906. Age taken from census.
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/5587PeterPickavance.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/5587_Peter_Pickavance.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Private Peter Pickavance on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
(Photograph courtesy of [url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=1966751]Find A Grave[/url])[/caption]
