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DEWHURST, Percy George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 694 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 November 1914, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Buninyong, Victoria, Australia, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Inglewood, Loddon, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Inglewood State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Station overseer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, The Nek, Gallipoli, 7 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Inglewood War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 694, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 12 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, SN 694, 8th Light Horse Regiment, 'ANZAC' / Gallipoli | |
| 12 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, SN 694, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Armadale, Melbourne | |
| 10 Jun 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Egypt | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement Trooper, SN 694, 8th Light Horse Regiment, 'ANZAC' / Gallipoli | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, SN 694, 8th Light Horse Regiment, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli |
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