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BARRON, Percy Royd
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Officer |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 25 January 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Corps Artillery Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries |
| Born: | Gympie, Queensland, 8 April 1885 |
| Home Town: | Bauple, Fraser Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Gympie Central Boys' State School |
| Occupation: | Teacher |
| Died: | Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, 8 November 1981, aged 96 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland |
| Memorials: | Tiaro War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 7 May 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant | |
| 20 Aug 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney | |
| 20 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 5th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 23 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 31 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant | |
| 12 Apr 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Corps Artillery Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries | |
| 21 Aug 1918: | Wounded Lieutenant, Corps Artillery Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, "The Last Hundred Days" | |
| 19 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Corps Artillery Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Percy Royd BARRON was born in Gympie, Queensland on 8th April, 1885
His parents were John BARRON and Eliza Jane ALEXANDER
He married Barbara Ellen AUCHTERLONIE on 16th December, 1926 in Queensland
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