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VIRGOE, Percy Ernest
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 531, 3228 |
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Enlisted: | 22 August 1914 |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
Born: | East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1 January 1884 |
Home Town: | Edenhope, West Wimmera, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Stock & Station Agent |
Died: | 2 May 1929, aged 45 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: | Edenhope War Memorial, Kowree Shire Honour Roll, Kowree Shire Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
22 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 3228, 4th Light Horse Regiment | |
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22 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 531, 4th Light Horse Regiment, South Melbourne, Vic. | |
19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 531, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 531, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
19 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Trooper, 531, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Melbourne, Victoria, A18 Wiltshire | |
24 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 3228, 4th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Became ill and was admitted to hospital in England | |
15 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 3228, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Re-enlisted into same unit. | |
11 May 1917: | Embarked Corporal, 3228, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
11 May 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 3228, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
12 Apr 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4th Light Horse Regiment, England |
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