PIKE, James Gordon
| Service Number: | 11118 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 October 1915, Holsworthy, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 10th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Kiama, New South Wales, Australia, December 1891 |
| Home Town: | Balmain, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Weigher and Measurer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 22 August 1935 |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Cremated |
| Memorials: | Kiama Scots Presbyterian Church Great War Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 11118, Holsworthy, New South Wales | |
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| 15 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 11118, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 15 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 11118, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , RMS Osterley, Sydney | |
| 14 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 10th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 20 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 11118, 10th Field Artillery Brigade |
James Gordon Pike
Name: James Gordon Pike
Service Number: 11118
Place of Birth: Kiama, NSW
Date of Birth: Approximately December 1892
Place of Enlistment: Holsworthy NSW
Date of Enlistment: 29 October 1915
Age at Enlistment: 23 years 10 months
Next of Kin: Father, James Pike
Occupation: Weigher and Measurer
Religion: Presbyterian
Rank: Sergeant
Research conducted failed to establish any link that James may have had with the Adelaide Hills region. However, he remains the only J.G. Pike listed on the rolls of the Australian War Memorial and the National Australian Archives.
James arrived in England with the 10th Field Artillery Brigade on 11 January 1916 and proceeded to France on 5 June. On 28 December he was wounded in action sustaining a gunshot to the right foot which necessitated being sent to the 3rd Auxiliary Hospital Dartford, England. He returned to his unit in France on 5 August 1917. James was promoted to Lance Corporal on 26 September and became a Sergeant on 24 January 1918. He returned to Australia on HMAT Morvadia on 4 January 1919 and was discharged on 20 April.
Submitted 25 October 2023 by christopher collins
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