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SHERWIN, Percy William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5587 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 January 1916, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Rockhampton, Queensland, 2 February 1897 |
| Home Town: | Childers, Bundaberg, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes (sudden), Bancroft, Queensland, 6 August 1942, aged 45 years |
| Cemetery: |
Monto Cemetery, Qld |
| Memorials: | Apple Tree Creek State School Honor Roll, Apple Tree Creek War Memorial (Digger) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5587, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 20 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5587, 15th Infantry Battalion, SS Hawkes Bay, Sydney | |
| 20 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5587, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5587, 15th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood, GSW (legs) | |
| 8 Jun 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Machine Gun Battalion | |
| 1 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5587, 4th Machine Gun Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", Shell wound (thumb) | |
| 20 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5587, 4th Machine Gun Battalion |
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