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WARBURTON, Peter Egerton
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 903 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 7 January 1915, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 10th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Perth, Western Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Greenmount, Mundaring, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Public School, Claremont, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Died of wounds - face and side from high explosive shell, 19th General Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt, 19 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt Row J, Grave 67 Headstone inscription reads: His duty nobly done |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park 10th Light Horse Regiment Memorial WA, Williams War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 903, 10th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 19 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 903, 10th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 903, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Argyllshire, Fremantle | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 903, 10th Light Horse Regiment, Explosive shell wounds to the face and side and invalided to Alexandria | |
| 19 Aug 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 903, 10th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 903 awm_unit: 10 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-19 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Rowland Egerton Warburton and Mary Elizabeth McKAIL who married in Albany, WA in 1881.
Brother of Phillip Egerton Warburton who returned to Australia on 3 November 1915 having served with the 10th Light Horse
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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