DWYER, Percy Mingo
| Service Number: | 2980 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 June 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Parramatta, New South Wales, 27 December 1879 |
| Home Town: | Newtown (NSW), Inner West, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Estate agent |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 22 July 1916, aged 36 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 30 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2980, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2980, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney |
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Percy Mingo DWYER was born on 27th December, 1879 in Parramatta, Sydney NSW
His parents were Henry DWYER and Susannah MINGO
Percy married Margaret Mary ALLMARK (date unknown ) and had four children Mervyn, Dorothy, Reginald & Albert - after his death Margaret remarried to a Thomas COWELL in 1924
He enlisted in June 1915 with the Australian Army - 1st Battalion, 9th Reinforcements - Unit embarked from Sydney on board HMAT Argyllshire on 30th Sept. 1915
He was Killed in Action between 22-25th July, 1916 - No known grave
Percy is commemorated at the Australian National Memorial, Villers Bretonneux, France
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