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PERCIVAL, Edgar Wikner
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2485 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 December 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Royal Flying Corps |
| Born: | Albury, New South Wales, Australia, 23 February 1897 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (NSW), Hawkesbury, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Sydney Technical College, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | 1984, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Richmond War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2485, 7th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 26 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 2485, 7th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Macquarie embarkation_ship_number: A39 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 2485, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Port Macquarie, Sydney | |
| 13 Feb 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2485, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged to the Royal Flying Corps with rank of 2nd Lieutenant | |
| 14 Feb 1917: | Involvement Royal Flying Corps |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Edgar Wikner Percival enlisted and served with the 7th Light Horse Regiment, before joing the Royal Flying Corps reaching the rank of Captain in the RAF. Later he became a noted Australian aircraft designer and pilot whose aircraft were distinguished by speed and grace. Percival went on to set up the Percival Aircraft Company, a British aircraft company in his own name. During World War II his company manufactured aircraft in England for use by Royal Air Force. During 2018 he was inducted into the Australian Aviation Hall of Fame.
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