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PAINTER, Percy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7193 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 April 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 36th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Walbundrie, Greater Hume Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Old Basing Elementary, England |
| Occupation: | Station hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 12 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Listed on the Old Basing Memorial Cross, England |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Walbundrie Memorial Hall Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7193, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 10 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 7193, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 10 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 7193, 2nd Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Sydney | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 7193, 36th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7193 awm_unit: 36th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-10-12 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Percy Painter came out to Australia in about 1912 from Old Basing, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England. He was working as a station hand in Walbundrie NSW when he enlisted.
He was reported missing in action, Belgium, 12 October 1917, which was confirmed 5 March 1918, posted as 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917'.
There were many reports of him being killed by a shell in the Red Cross Wounded and Missing files. Nearly all of these reports speak glowingly of Painter as a fine soldier and good man. Many say he would have been quickly been made an officer had he lived.
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