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DIGNAM, Percy Lionel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 209 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 March 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Stanmore, New South Wales, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Stanmore, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 16 November 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 1, Row F, Grave 12, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 209, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 209, 19th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 209, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 1 Jul 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 19th Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
| 16 Nov 1915: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 209, 19th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 209 awm_unit: 19 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-11-16 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Thomas and Alice Gertrude Campbell of 56 Cambridge Street, Stanmore, NSW. Brother of Arthur Reginald Campbell who returned to Australia on 25 January 1919 having served with the 53rd Battalion and Frank Beresford Dignam
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal