RAKE, Percy Harold
| Service Number: | 1719 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 December 1915, Wagga Wagga |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 55th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Concord Military Hospital, 3 April 1950, cause of death not yet discovered, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Wagga Wagga General (Monumental) Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Wagga Wagga Victory Memorial Arch |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Dec 1915: | Enlisted Wagga Wagga | |
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| 14 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1719, 55th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1719, 55th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney |
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OBITUARY
MR. P. H. RAKE
The death occurred at Con cord Military Hospital yesterday morning of Percy Harold Rake, of 14 Norman Street, Wagga, at the age of 56 years. Mr. Rake who was a returned soldier of World War I, is survived by his
wife; three daughters, Mrs. L. Goldsworth (Lorna), of Leon gatha (V.), Miss Gwen Rake, of Wagga, and Mrs. A. Maloney (June), of Wagga; one sister, Mrs. Rowe, of Melbourne, three, brothers, Messrs. William, Les lie and Robert Rake, all of Sydney. Mr. Rake was treasurer of i the Wagga City Band for about 10 years and was well-known throughout the building trade. He will be well remembered as one of the 'Kangaroos' who marched from Wagga and rein forced the 55th Btn. of the 1st A.LF. The funeral will take place tomorrow morning, the cortege leaving the Wagga Methodist Church after a service to start at 11 o'clock, far the Wagga Cemetery.
Source: OBITUARY. (1950, April 4). Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga, NSW : 1911 - 1954), p. 2. June 28, 2015, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article145340152
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