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PALFREYMAN, William Percy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3206 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 November 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Plymouth, England, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Groom |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 23 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Grave-XXII. B. 14. Personal Inscription IN LOVING MEMORY PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND R.I.P. , Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 3206, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
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| 2 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 3206, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 16 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3206, 30th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Peter Rankin
He served under the alias of George Percy Colmore.
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 35 and the son of William and Anne Palfreyman of Plymouth, Devon, England.
Births Sep 1882 PALFREYMAN William Percy Plymouth 5b 237.
Address-375 George Street, Sydney, New South Wales.
Next of kin-Mother, Mrs Anna Colmore, 181 Newman Street, Plymouth, England
Enlistment date 16 November 1915-Private 30th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement.
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 2 May 1916-he was then 27.