S26539
PIKE, John Stanley
| Service Number: | 4250 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Circumstances of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Oakbank Old Scholars Roll of Honor, Woodside District of Onkaparinga Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4250, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
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| 11 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4250, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 4250, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 4250, 50th Infantry Battalion |
John Stanley Pike
Name: John Stanley Pike
Service Number: 4250
Place of Birth: Oakbank
Date of Birth: 4 January 1897
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 23 August 1915
Age at Enlistment: 18 years 7 months
Next of Kin: Mother, Ellen Pike
Occupation: Clerk
Religion: Anglican
Rank: Private
John left Australia on 11 January 1916 bound for Egypt. He fought at Tel-el Kebir until he was sent to Marsailles, France from Alexandria on the Arcadian on 5 June. John had transferred to the 50th Battalion on 26 February and on 14 August was wounded in action suffering shellshock. He was appointed Lance Corporal on 4 April 1917. John was mentioned in Despatches on 31 December 1918 and featured in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. 61 of 23 May 1919. He returned to Australia on the City of Exeter on 12 July 1919 and was discharged on 14 October.
Submitted 25 October 2023 by christopher collins