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COWD, Percy John William Ramsel Drake
Personal Details
| Other Name: | Orchard, Percy John - Service Record - Alias |
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| Service Number: | 2505 |
| Enlisted: | 2 May 1916, Enlisted at Leongatha, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Dollar, South Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 7 July 1921, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Coburg Pine Ridge Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Church of England, Row G, Grave 753 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2505, 59th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Leongatha, Victoria | |
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| 25 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2505, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2505, 59th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 26 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2505, 59th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Rosina Orchard, Iver Heath, Bucks, England
Commenced return to Australia on 5 September 1919 aboard HT Plassy disembarking on 25 October 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal