William Edward PIKE

PIKE, William Edward

    Service Number: Officer
    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
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    World War 1 Service

    15 Jan 1916: Promoted British Forces (All Conflicts), Second Lieutenant, Royal Engineers
    31 Jan 1917: Involvement Other Commonwealth Forces, Second Lieutenant , Officer, Royal Engineers

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    Biography 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. 

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