PAKES, Reginald Percy
| Service Number: | 5720 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 January 1916, Erskineville, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newtown, Sydney, New South Wales, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Erskineville, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | North Newtown Public School |
| Occupation: | Factory worker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Mont St Quentin, France, 18 September 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Hargicourt British Cemetery Plot 1, row K, grave no.10 , Hargicourt British Cemetery, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Newtown Superior Public School Great War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Erskineville, New South Wales | |
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| 3 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5720, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5720, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney |
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Cemetery details: Hargicourt British Cemetery, Aisne, France - Plot 1, row K, grave no.10
Birth registered as Percy Reginald Pakes. Reg was born in March 1899, he enlisted at 16 (put his age up) and served in Australian Army - was a private in the 3rd Battalion, Australian Infantry - enlisted 17 Jan 1916 at Erskineville, NSW.
3 June 1916 - unit embarked from Sydney on board HMAT A55 Kyarra.
1916 - won for first class marksmanship at Perham Downs, England.
18 Sep 1918 - Killed in action at Mont St, Quentin, France at age of 19½ years, after two years and three months on active service.