Percival ERICKSON

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ERICKSON, Percival

Service Number:	302
Enlisted:	18 August 1914, Enlisted at Prahran
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Williamstown, Victoria, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Williamstown, Hobsons Bay, Victoria
Schooling:	Central State School, Williamstown, Victoria
Occupation:	Porter
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 25 April 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey Panel 24
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Williamstown Pictorial Honour Board

World War 1 Service

18 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 302, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Prahran
21 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 302, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: ''
21 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 302, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Sharyn Roberts

Son of John and Alice Rattinbury Erickson of 13 North Road, Newport, Victoria

Also served in the State School Cadets

Private Percival Erickson, killed in action, aged 24, was wardsman at the Church of England Grammar School, St. Kilds road, resided at Newport with his widowed mother and brother and sister. He was a keen sportsman, an active member of the now defunct Dover Cricket Club at Williamstown, and very highly esteemed by all. His parents settled in the district about 48 years ago. He was a good and devoted son.

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