Percy George DEWHURST

DEWHURST, Percy George

Service Number: 694
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, Eddington State School Honor Roll WW1, Inglewood War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing
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World War 1 Service

5 Nov 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 694, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Melbourne, Vic.
12 Feb 1915: Involvement Private, 694, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Armadale embarkation_ship_number: A26 public_note: ''
12 Feb 1915: Embarked Private, 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, 694, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 694 awm_unit: 8 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-07
7 Aug 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 694, 8th Light Horse Regiment, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, The Nek

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