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PIKE, John Lloyd
| Service Numbers: | 5054, SX25698 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 March 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Training Battalion |
| Born: | Cowell, South Australia, 4 November 1895 |
| Home Town: | Kimba, Kimba, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Cowell School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | General Motors Car Dealer, Mechanic |
| Died: | Kimba, South Australia, 8 March 1958, aged 62 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Kimba Cemetery, S.A. |
| Memorials: | Cowell Men from Franklin Harbour WW1 Roll of Honour, Kimba WW2 Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 12 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5054, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5054, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 5054, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
| 8 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1 |
World War 2 Service
| 10 Sep 1942: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Lieutenant, SX25698, 3rd Training Battalion | |
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| 10 Sep 1942: | Enlisted Strathfield, NSW | |
| 10 Sep 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, SX25698 | |
| 10 Aug 1944: | Discharged | |
| 10 Aug 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, SX25698 |
P.H. BAULDERSTONE
Pte. Percy Harold BAULDERSTONE,744, 12Bn.,AIF, DOW 02/07/1915, was also a
Greatgrandson of William PIKE.
Submitted 23 September 2020 by Graham PIKE
PIKE & PALMER
John Lloyd PIKE 5054, 27 Bn AIF, Ray Roy PALMER 433, 10 Bn AIF KIA, and
Thomas George William PALMER 677, 10 Bn AIF KIA, were the Greatgrandsons
of William PIKE, who came to Australia in 1852.
Submitted 24 August 2020 by Graham PIKE
Biography
John Lloyd(Jack)PIKE was born at PIKES CORNER, Cowell, at the home of his Grandparents William(Blacksmith & Farmer) and Harriet PIKE. His parents were William(farmer) and Enid PIKE. His father died when he was 5 years old, and his Mother would not let him enlist until he was 21.
He enlisted at Cowell on the 27th of March,1916 and was in the 14th reinforcements, 27th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force after training at Mitcham Camp, South Australia.
He joined the Battalion in France, was promoted to Corporal and on the 20th of September, 1917 was awarded the Military Medal.His citation reads: "On 20th September, 1917 at Westhoek, this N.C.O. was a member of a Lewis Gun Section.No. 1&2 were put out of action and the gun buried.He recovered the Gun,quickly reorganised the Section, took command and showed great judgement in establishing a post at a good tactical point on our line.He sprained his ankle but remained on duty and finally carried his Gun from the line to Kruisstraat.
He was discharged on the 16th of January, 1919, and returned to Kimba, where he took up the GM Dealership.He carried out various duties for the DOD between the wars and reenlsted during WW11.His cousin Allan Lloyd PIKE, b. 12/04/1916, was named for him and served in 2/10 Bn, AIF 20/10/1939-04/12/1945.Jack died in 1958 and is buried at Kimba
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