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MAKEPEACE, Percy Andrew Goulburn
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3558 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 August 1915, Bendigo, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tarraville, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Eaglehawk, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 24 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Tyne Cot Cemetery and Memorial Plot XLII, Row E, Grave No. 22 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Eaglehawk St Peter's Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3558, 21st Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic. | |
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| 29 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3558, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3558, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 15 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion, Egypt | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3558, 57th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| 8 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3558, 57th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second) | |
| 24 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3558, 57th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
Pte Makepeace was acting as a Battalion runner during pre-action activities near Polygon Wood, when he was hit by a HE shell and died instantly (according to numerous Red Cross witness statements).
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