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PELHAM, Percy Ezra Vivian
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 478 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 26 May 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Port Pirie, South Australia, 17 September 1892 |
| Home Town: | Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia |
| Schooling: | State School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 21 September 1917, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Port Pirie Oval WW1 Memorial Gates, The Motor Cycle Club of SA Honour Roll, Tusmore Burnside District Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 478, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 22 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 478, 9th Machine Gun Company, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 478, 9th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Persic, Melbourne | |
| 21 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 478, 5th Machine Gun Company, Menin Road, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 478 awm_unit: 5th Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-21 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Percy Ezra Vivian PELHAM was born on 17th September, 1892 in Port Pirie, South Australia
His parents were Matthew PELHAM & Helen WILSDON
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