WESTCOTT, Percy Valentine
| Service Numbers: | 404, 11954 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1914, South Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Motor Transport Company |
| Born: | Stuart Mill, Victoria, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Prahran, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, South Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 21 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 404, 5th Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 11954, 4th Motor Transport Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 11954, 4th Motor Transport Company, HMAT Afric, Melbourne |
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"...404 Private Percy Valentine Westcott, 5th Battalion who was a 24 year old driver from Prahran, Victoria when he enlisted and embarked for overseas with C Company from Melbourne on 21 October 1914 aboard HMAT Orvieto. While serving at Gallipoli, he was evacuated for medical treatment and then returned to Australia and was discharged with enteric fever (typhoid). He later re-enlisted (service number 11954) and embarked for overseas the second time with the 3rd Divisional Supply Company, Mechanical Transport from Melbourne on 5 June 1916 aboard HMAT Afric. After serving in France, he returned to Australia on 8 June 1919." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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