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NAYLER, Percival Cook
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2236 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 July 1915, Broadmeadows, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Koroit, Victoria, Australia, 26 June 1895 |
| Home Town: | Koroit, Moyne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Draper |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Whittington, Victoria, Australia, 15 August 1994, aged 99 years |
| Cemetery: |
Tower Hill (Koroit) Civil Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Koroit Fire Brigade Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2236, 57th Infantry Battalion, Broadmeadows, Vic. | |
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| 1 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2236, 57th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2236, 57th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne | |
| 23 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 29 Jul 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, Australian Corps School (AIF), France | |
| 6 Apr 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 59th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 25 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2236, 59th Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux, GSW to back & gassed. Evacuated to UK. Never rejoined unit. | |
| 9 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2236, 59th Infantry Battalion, RTA 20 October 1918 and discharged as MU (wounds). |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John Andrew NAYLER and Elizabeth Ann nee COOK, Commercial Road, Koroit, Victoria