Son of Mr. and Mrs. Pickup, of 19, Stone Street, Tonge Moor, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly employed in the offices of the Bolton Cooperative Society. Enlisted 1914.
Pickup, James –
Personal details
- Surname: Pickup
- Forename: James
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 21
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: April 4th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Company Sergeant Major
- Unit: 11th (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: R/7511
- Regiment: King's Royal Rifle Corps
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Co-Operative Society War Memorial (Town Hall) - Bolton
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- Ridgways Endowed School WWI Framed Roll of Honour (LOST)
- St. Chad's C.E. Church - Tonge Fold
- St. James's (Breightmet) C.E. Church WWI Memorial - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: Metz-en-Couture Communal Cemetery British Extension, Pas de Calais, France
- CWGC reference: III. B. 16.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 20/04/1917 07/12/1917 05/04/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6c* S6* 6f