TRENEAR, Percival John
| Service Number: | 54772 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 May 1918, 4 years Cadets |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia, 1 February 1899 |
| Home Town: | Camperdown, Inner West, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Newton Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Brassfinisher |
| Died: | Illness, Military Hospital, Fovant, Wiltshire, England, 12 October 1918, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Fovant (St. George) Churchyard, Wiltshire - South West, England |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 15 May 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 54772, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, 4 years Cadets | |
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| 19 Jun 1918: | Involvement Private, 54772, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Field Marshal embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 19 Jun 1918: | Embarked Private, 54772, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, SS Field Marshal, Sydney | |
| 12 Oct 1918: | Involvement Private, 54772, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 54772 awm_unit: 35th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-10-12 |
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The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 12th October…… Percival John Trenear was born at Marrickville, Sydney, NSW on 1st February, 1899.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 15th May, 1918 as a 19 year old, single, Brass Finisher from Camperdown NSW.
Private Percival John Trenear, Service number 54772, embarked from Sydney, NSW on SS Field Marshal on 19th June, 1918 with 8th New South Wales General Reinforcements & disembarked at London, England on 26th August, 1918.
Reinforcements were only given basic training in Australia. Training was completed in training units in England. Some of these were located in the Salisbury Plain & surrounding areas in the county of Wiltshire.
On 26th August, 1918 Private Trenear was marched in to 9th Training Battalion at Fovant, Wiltshire and was allotted to Reinforcements of 35th Battalion whilst at 9th Training Battalion.
He reported sent sick with Influenza to No. 2 Group Clearing Hospital at Hurdcott, Wiltshire on 5th October, 1918. Private Trenear was transferred to Military Hospital, Fovant on 10th October, 1918 with Pneumonia.
Private Percival John Trenear died at 12.30 pm on 12th October, 1918 at Military Hospital, Fovant, Wiltshire, England from Pneumonia.
He was buried in St George’s Churchyard, Fovant, Wiltshire, England where 43 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/h---w.html
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