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MALPAS, Percy Godfrey
| Service Number: | 5183 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Divisional Signal Company |
| Born: | Willunga, South Australia, 6 November 1894 |
| Home Town: | Willunga, Onkaparinga, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Vine Grower / Clerk |
| Died: | Willunga, South Australia, 18 December 1957, aged 63 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Hackney St Peter's College Honour Board, Unley Wayville Honor Roll, Willunga Cheer Up Society Pictorial Honour Board, Willunga War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 1 May 1915: | Enlisted | |
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| 5 Jan 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 5183, 1st Divisional Signal Company, HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
| 5 Jan 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 5183, 1st Divisional Signal Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Sergeant, 5183 |
World War 2 Service
| 19 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Glenelg, SA |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Peter Cates
Percy enlisted in Adelaide on 24 May 1915 aged 20, and served as a signaller with the 13th/1st Division Signalling Company. By 15 May 17 he had attained the permanent rank of Sergeant. He lived in Willunga both before and after the war and is related to Capt James Stanley Malpas MC. Malpas Road which runs off the main road between McLaren Vale and Willunga is named for the family. Percy married Jean Mary Langley in 1922. Later while living in Glenelg he also served in WW2. He died in Willunga aged 63 years and was buried at Centennial Park His wife Jean died in 1982.
Excerpt from the book The picture of Fortitude and is used with approval by the Willunga Recreational Park.
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