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PIKE, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4573 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 October 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wentworth, NSW, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Mildura, Mildura Shire, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mildura Primary School War Memorial, Mildura Workingmans Club War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4573, 5th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 5 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 4573, 46th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4573 awm_unit: 46th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-05 | |
| 28 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 4573, 5th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 4573, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William PIKE of Mildura, Vic.
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