William Joseph PYKE

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Service Number:	5523
Enlisted:	4 March 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	24th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Leonards Hill, Victoria, Australia, March 1892
Home Town:	Leonards Hill, Moorabool, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	Self inflicted wound to throat, Melbourne, Australia, 9 December 1919
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Portion Church of England, Plot I, Row 18 Grave No. 33,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

4 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5523, 21st Infantry Battalion
28 Jul 1916:	Involvement Private, 5523, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
28 Jul 1916:	Embarked Private, 5523, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
13 Oct 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 24th Infantry Battalion
11 May 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5523, 24th Infantry Battalion
9 Dec 1919:	Involvement Private, 5523, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5523 awm_unit: 24 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1919-12-09

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