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PIDGEON, Ivan Farquhar William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3418 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 5th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Albany, Western Australia , date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Guildford, Swan, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Civil Engineer Cadet |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 4 May 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Vaulx Hill Cemetery Grave III.K. 23. INSCRIPTION I HAVE LOVED THEE WITH AN EVERLASTING LOVE |
| Memorials: | Caversham and Districts Roll of Honour, Guildford St. Matthew's Anglican Church Honour Roll, Guildford St. Matthew's Anglican Church Men Who Laid Down Their Lives Honour Roll, West Swan, Caversham, Beechboro Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 3418, 6th Field Company Engineers | |
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| 24 Nov 1915: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 3418, 6th Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Nov 1915: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 3418, 6th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 20 Oct 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant | |
| 28 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 5th Field Company Engineers | |
| 29 Apr 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 5th Field Company Engineers |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 22 and the son of John and Constance Pidgeon, of 18, Storthes St., Mount Lawley, Western Australia.