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Name: PICKERING, George Hunter DSO (Col.), Sir
Birth Date: 7 Nov 1877 Stone, Staffs
Death Date: 13 Apr 1971 Banbury
First Date: 1907
Profession: Served with KAR in EA for a number of years and became Asst. Commandant. Subsequently Puisne Judge of High Court of EA
Area: Nairobi, Mombasa
Married: 1917 Phyllis Mary Stubbs b. 19 Dec 1883, d. 14 Nov 1955 Honiton
Children: Mary D. (1922); Paul L. (1923)
Book Reference: Gillett, HBEA, Golf, Debrett, KAD, Red 25, Red 31, Colonial, Red 22, Foster, Leader14, Red Book 1912, Red 19
School: Forest Sch. and Hertford College, Oxford; called to the bar 1903
General Information:
Golf - Won the Amateur championship at Nairobi Golf Club in 1922. Winner of the Barry Cup (Coast Golf Championship) in 1919, 1921
Debrett - Bar, Inner Temple 1903; was Acting 2nd Puisne Judge EA Protectorate 1915-17, a Judge of Supreme Court of BEA (also sat as a Judge of Appeal Court for EA) 1917-28, and Ch. Justice of Zanzibar 1928-32 KAD 1922 - 2nd Puisne Judge, Kenya
Colonial - Town Mag. EAP 1910; Puisne Judge 1917; Ch. Just. Zanzibar 1928; Ret. 1932
Foster - A Judge, in 1918 a member of the Finance Committee of the Diocese of Mombasa.
Red Book 1912 - G.H. Pickering - Nairobi
Red Book 1912 - Judicial Dept. - Magistrate - Nairobi
HBEA 1912 - Magistrate. Winner of Amateur Golf Championship of EA in 1922
Not in DSO?
1939 England and Wales Register living in Axminster with wife