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PIKE, William Edward
Personal Details
Service Number: | Officer |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | Royal Engineers |
Born: | Burwood, New South Wales, Australia, 1 November 1889 |
Home Town: | Strathfield, Strathfield, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Burwood Public School, Sydney High School and University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation: | Engineer |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 31 January 1917, aged 27 years |
Cemetery: |
Combles Communal Cemetery Extension |
Memorials: | Sydney University War Memorial Carillon and Honour Rolls |
Service History
World War 1 Service
15 Jan 1916: | Promoted British Forces (All Conflicts), Second Lieutenant, Royal Engineers | |
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31 Jan 1917: | Involvement Other Commonwealth Forces, Second Lieutenant , Officer, Royal Engineers |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Bryan
One of three graduate engineers from Sydney University who, with Reginald William Gelme and Edwin Octavius Hutchinson, embarked for England on 23 November 1915 on board HMAT Ceranuc A40, after being accepted for commissions in the British Army.
He was appointed a Second Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers on 15 January 1916.