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LIGHT, Percy Fraser
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 26 August 1915, Nyngan, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, Middlesex, England, 24 June 1871 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | University of London, Middlesex, England |
| Occupation: | Manufacturer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Concord, New South Wales, Australia, 25 June 1966, aged 95 years |
| Cemetery: |
Field Of Mars Cemetery, Ryde, NSW Portion: Methodist, Section: Sec 1 - New, Plot: 604 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Nyngan, New South Wales | |
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| 6 Jan 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 35th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 May 1916: | Involvement Lieutenant, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 1 May 1916: | Embarked Lieutenant, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney | |
| 1 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 35th Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 35th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, Scalp wounds | |
| 15 Nov 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 35th Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Jun 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Captain, 35th Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux, Shrapnel wounds face | |
| 6 Mar 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 35th Infantry Battalion |
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