LEHMANN, Percy Harold
| Service Number: | 4931 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Circumstances of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia Section: LO, Road: 6S, Site No: 33 |
| Memorials: | Lobethal WW1 Roll of Honor, Lobethal War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4931, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 9 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4931, 10th Infantry Battalion, RMS Mongolia, Adelaide | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 4931, 50th Infantry Battalion |
Percy Harold Lehmann
Name: Percy Harold Lehmann
Service Number: 4931
Place of Birth: Lobethal
Date of Birth: 7 April 1892
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 26 August 1915
Age at Enlistment: 22 years 4 months
Next of Kin: Sister, Annie Uren
Occupation: Labourer
Religion: Church of England
Rank: Lance Corporal
The Lehmann brothers Percy, Sydney and Beaumont fought during World War One. Percy left Adelaide on board RMS Mongolia on 9 March 1916 and went to France with the 50th Battalion on14 June. He was hospitalised on 1 March 1917 and rejoined his unit in France on 16 July. Percy was appointed Lance Corporal on 5 November. He suffered a gunshot wound to the leg in action on 25 April 1918 at Villers-Bretonneux and was invalided to England where he was admitted to Richmond Military Hospital on 18 May. Being classed as medically unfit, Percy was returned to Australia on the Karoola on 4 September and discharged on 30 March 1919.
Submitted 24 October 2023 by christopher collins
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