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WILKES, Percy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4575 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 March 1916, Religion - Church of England Height - 173cm Weight 62kg Complexion - Dark, Eyes - brown, Hair - brown Next of kin - MOTHER Fanny Clarke (nee Wilkes) |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bunbury, Western Australia, 7 February 1898 |
| Home Town: | Bunbury, Bunbury, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Bunbury State (High) School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 8 August 1918, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bunbury Picton Roll of Honour, Bunbury Rathmines War Memorial, Bunbury War Memorial, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4575, Religion - Church of England Height - 173cm Weight 62kg Complexion - Dark, Eyes - brown, Hair - brown Next of kin - MOTHER Fanny Clarke (nee Wilkes) | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4575, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4575, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Fremantle |
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