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BOX, Percy George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 37 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 January 1915, Townsville, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bristol, England, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Lengthsman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Buderim Mountain Roll of Honour, Nambour Heroes Walk, Nambour Maroochy Shire War Dead Memorial, Townsville Railway Station Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 37, Townsville, Queensland | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 37, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 37, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane | |
| 4 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 37, 25th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 5 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 37, 25th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...37 Private Percy George Box, of Woombye, Qld. Pte Box enlisted on 1 February 1915, and embarked with the 5th Light Horse Regiment, from Brisbane, Qld, aboard HMAT Aeneas on 29 June 1915. On 5 August 1916 he was killed in action in Pozieres, France, whilst serving with the 25th Battalion, aged 26." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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