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MEPSTEAD, Percy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6298 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 June 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bordertown, South Australia, Australia, 18 March 1892 |
| Home Town: | Naracoorte, Naracoorte and Lucindale, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fitter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 7 May 1917, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Naracoorte War Memorial, Naracoorte and District Town Hall Honour Board WW1, Port Wakefield Memorial Arch, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6298, Enlisted at Adelaide | |
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| 28 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 6298, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 6298, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Adelaide |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Mepstead and Annie (nee Venn) Mepstead of Naracoorte, SA; brother of Isabella Mepstead, Willam John Mepstead, Joseph Job Mepstead, Thomas Councillor Mepstead, George Mepstead, Charlotte Mepstead and James Mepstead
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal