SHIPWAY, Percy Strong
| Service Number: | 55894 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Keilli, South Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Mundoora, Barunga West, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Hd of Mundoora, 10 January 1929, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Keilli Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Mundoora War Memorial, Port Broughton War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jun 1918: | Involvement Private, 55894, 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 5 Jun 1918: | Embarked Private, 55894, 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements, RMS Orontes, Sydney | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 55894, 43rd Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by tony griffin
Percy Strong was the son of Edgar and Mary (nee Barratt) Shipway of Keilli.
Percy was born at Keilli in 1894. A 24 year old farm labourer, Percy enlisted in Adelaide on 12 March 1918. Percy was appointed to 2nd Reinforcements “S” UK and after entraining to Sydney embarked aboard RMS “Orontes” on 5 June 1918 and disembarked at Liverpool on 11 August. He was allocated to 43 Battalion but the war had finished before he proceeded overseas to France on 22 January 1919. Percy embarked for Australia aboard “Ulysses” on 20 July 1919 and disembarked in Adelaide on 30 August. He was discharged on 16 September 1919.
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