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RIGBYE, Percy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 481 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 August 1914, Enlisted at Pontville, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Linda, West Coast, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | State School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 35, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Eaglehawk Presbyterian Sunday School Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 481, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Pontville, Tasmania | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 481, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 481, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Henry Haimer Rigbye and Elizabeth Jane Rigbye of West Mooreville, Burnie, Tasmania formerly of Zeehan, Tasmania
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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