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PERRY, Eric Horatio
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5734 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mackay, Qld., 1897 |
| Home Town: | Walkerston, Mackay, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mackay Cenotaph, Mackay Old Town Hall Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Walkerston Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5734, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 5734, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 5734, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane | |
| 3 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 5734, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5734 awm_unit: 26th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-05-03 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Alfred and Mary PERRY, the Wilderness, Walkerston, Queensland
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