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PERCIVAL, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3582 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 July 1917, Enlisted at Colac, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Larpent, Colac-Otway, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Handyman |
| Died: | Died of wounds - shell wounds to the abdomen, France, 28 June 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy-sur-Somme Plot 111, Row C, Grave 12 Headstone inscription reads: In memory of our dear son sadly missed, Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy St Pierre, Amiens, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jul 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3582, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Colac, Victoria | |
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| 21 Nov 1917: | Involvement Private, 3582, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Nov 1917: | Embarked Private, 3582, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 19 Jun 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3582, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Shell wounds to the abdomen |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James and Barbara Percival of 5 Foster Place off Little Ryrie Street, Geelong, Victoria; later of 63 Myer Street, Geelong
20 January 1918 - to hospital with Measles
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal