Percival Charles SEDUNARY

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SEDUNARY, Percival Charles

Service Number:	3324
Enlisted:	9 August 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Marion, South Australia, Australia, 3 December 1891
Home Town:	Westbourne Park (Cottonville), Mitcham, South Australia
Schooling:	Mitcham Public School, South Australia, Australia
Occupation:	Shop Assistant / Book Salesman
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais Plot I, Row K, Grave No. 72
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hawthorn St Columba's WW1 Roll of Honour, Unley U.A.O.D. Britannia Lodge No 32 Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

9 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3324, Depot Battalion
12 Jan 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, 3324, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
12 Jan 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, 3324, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Adelaide
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3324, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3324 awm_unit: 32nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19

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Biography

"...3324 Acting Sergeant Percival Charles Sedunary, 27th Battalion. A shop assistant from Westbourne Park, South Australia, prior to enlistment, he embarked with the 7th Reinforcements from Adelaide on 12 January 1916 aboard HMAT Medic (A7) for Egypt. On 6 April he was transferred to the 32nd Battalion and reverted to the rank of Private. The 32nd Battalion relocated to the Western Front, France, in mid-June 1916. Pte Sedunary was killed in action at the Battle of Fromelles on 19 June 1916 and is buried in the Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, France. He was aged 24 years." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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