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PIKE, Leonard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 937 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 February 1915, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kilburn, London, England, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engine Driver |
| Died: | Illness (Heart failure), Gallipoli, 27 October 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Embarkation Pier Cemetery, Gallipoli.Turkey Special Memorial, Row C, Grave 74 Chaplain W.C. Smith officiated Headstone inscription reads: Their glory shall not be blotted out |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 937, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 937, 26th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 937, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Alfred and Emma Elizabeth Pike of 80 Harrington Road, Walthamstow, London, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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