PIKE, Percival James
| Service Number: | 6139 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 May 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, France Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Oakbank Memorial Garden, Oakbank Old Scholars Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6139, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
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| 6 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6139, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide |
Percival James Pike
Name: Percival James Pike
Service Number: 6139
Place of Birth: Donnybrook / Clare
Date of Birth: 16 January 1882
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 27 September 1916
Age at Enlistment: 35 years 3 months
Next of Kin: Mother, Janet Pike of Oakbank
Occupation: Labourer
Religion: Church of England
Rank: Private
Percival left Adelaide on the Afric on 7 November 1916, disembarking at Plymouth, England on 9 January 1917 and proceeded to France early in April with the 27th Battalion. He was killed in action on 5 May and buried at Queant Road British Cemetery Buissy, France. Percival’s mother Janet Pike was granted a pension of two pounds per fortnight from 17 July 1917. She received her son’s Victory Medal, Memorial Plaque and photos of his grave site between December 1921 and May 1923.
Submitted 25 October 2023 by christopher collins