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SHEFFIELD, Percy Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1829, 3416 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 January 1915, Enlisted at Newcastle, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Islington, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Gardener |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 12 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Originally buried about 600 yard north of Blangy Tronville, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
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World War 1 Service
| 11 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1829, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Newcastle, NSW | |
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| 17 Mar 1915: | Embarked Private, 1829, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney | |
| 17 Mar 1915: | Involvement Private, 1829, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 13th Infantry Battalion, From 4th Battalion | |
| 9 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), From 13th Battalion | |
| 14 Nov 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1829, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to valvular diseased heart | |
| 28 Jun 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3416, 34th Infantry Battalion, Re-enlistment for second time at Newcastle, NSW | |
| 16 Jul 1917: | Embarked Private, 3416, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Sydney | |
| 16 Jul 1917: | Involvement Private, 3416, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' |
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