TOWNSEND, Percival Seymour
| Service Number: | 1713 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 April 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mount Torrens, South Australia, 5 September 1886 |
| Home Town: | Lameroo, Southern Mallee, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Mount Torrens Public School |
| Occupation: | Head Miller |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 4 July 1918, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, Daours, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lameroo Memorial Window |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1713, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1713, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1713, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 4 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1713, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Le Hamel - Blueprint for Victory, GSW (chest) |
Percival Seymour Townsend
Name: Percival Seymour Townsend
Service Number: 1713
Place of Birth: Mount Torrens
Date of Birth: 5 September 1886
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 3 April 1916
Age at Enlistment: 29 years 6 months
Next of Kin: Mother, Mary Ann Townsend
Occupation: Commission Agent
Religion: Church of England
Rank: Private
Percival left Adelaide with the 43rd Battalion on board HMAT Afric on 9 June 1916. He was hospitalised twice with scabies and acne while in England in December and rejoined his unit on 11 January 1917. Severe myalgia led to Percy being admitted to the 3rd Auxiliary General Hospital at Brighton in February 1917 and declared fit for duty on 8 May. Percy’s unit went to France on 22 May. He sustained a penetrating chest wound in action and died from his wounds on 4 July 1918. Private Percival Townsend was buried at Daours Communal Cemetery near Corbie in France.
On behalf of Percy, his father received a Victory Medal, Memorial Plaque, Memorial Scroll and a photo of his grave between April 1922 and March 1923.
The Advertiser of Saturday 20 July 1918 carried the following death notice “Percival Seymour Townsend, eldest son of Mr. and the late M.A Townsend of Lameroo , died of wounds.”
Submitted 25 October 2023 by christopher collins
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