Percival William ARMSTRONG

ARMSTRONG, Percival William

Service Number: 233
Enlisted: 19 October 1914, Enlisted at Perth, WA
Last Rank: Lance Corporal
Last Unit: 10th Light Horse Regiment
Born: Dandenong, Victoria, Australia, 1890
Home Town: Dandenong, Greater Dandenong, Victoria
Schooling: Mulgrave State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 29 August 1915
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Lone Pine Memorial Panel 9, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park 10th Light Horse Regiment Memorial WA, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing
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World War 1 Service

19 Oct 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 233, 10th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Perth, WA
8 Feb 1915: Involvement Private, 233, 10th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: ''
8 Feb 1915: Embarked Private, 233, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Mashobra, Fremantle
16 Mar 1915: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 10th Light Horse Regiment, In the field
29 Aug 1915: Involvement Lance Corporal, 233, 10th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 233 awm_unit: 10 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-08-29

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Next of kin given as his grandfather Thomas Armstrong of Dandenong, Vic.

Son of William and Mary Jane (nee Taylor) Armstrong

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal