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HITCHENS, Percy Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3310 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 October 1915, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Australian Provost Corps |
| Born: | Iluka NSW, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Southport, Gold Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Accidental, 16 December 1947, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld ANZ-7-80-12 |
| Memorials: | Southport Shire Council Roll of Honour, Southport War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 3310, No 4th Tunnelling Company - Headquarters No 1, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 22 May 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 3310, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 22 May 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 3310, No 4th Tunnelling Company - Headquarters No 1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 22 May 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 3310, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Sydney | |
| 22 May 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 3310, No 4th Tunnelling Company - Headquarters No 1, HMAT Warilda, Sydney | |
| 8 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3310, Australian Provost Corps |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Husband of Mrs Millicent Hitchens, Southport, Queensland
HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE… LEST WE FORGET
HITCHENS.— In loving memory of my Husband, Percy Edward Hitchens, died 16/12/47.
Inserted by his Wife and Family.
HITCHENS.— In loving memory of my Father, Percy Edward Hitchens, died 16/12/47.
Inserted by May and Natal.
HITCHENS, Percy Edwards.— In loving memory of Dad, accidentally killed 16/12/47.
Never, never forgotten.
Inserted by his Daughter and Son, Josie, and Bill, Son-in-law, Frank.
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