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PYKE, William Joseph
Personal Details
Service Number: | 5523 |
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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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
4 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5523, 21st Infantry Battalion | |
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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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