PHISTER, Percy
| Service Number: | Q141487 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 5 May 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1 Garrison Battalion (QLD) |
| Born: | Pittsworth, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia, 1 November 1908 |
| Home Town: | Millmerran, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Yandilla Provisional School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Millmerran, Toowoomba - Queensland, Australia, 26 February 1972, aged 63 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Millmerran Cemetery, Queensland |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 5 May 1942: | Involvement Private, Q141487 | |
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| 5 May 1942: | Enlisted | |
| 5 May 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q141487, 1 Garrison Battalion (QLD) | |
| 22 Dec 1943: | Discharged | |
| 22 Dec 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q141487, 1 Garrison Battalion (QLD) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Percy was the sixth of eight children of Robert Morrison Phister (born 1863 in Ipswich, QLD) and Janet King (born 1871 in Leyburn, QLD). In 1890 Robert was a Labourer when he married Janet - they settled on the Darling Downs in QLD to raise their family.
In 1934 Percy was a Labourer at Millmerran when he married Lillian (Thelma) Christina Anderson (born 1913 in Toowoomba, QLD). They settled at Millmerran on the Darling Downs, QLD and in May 1942 Percy enlisted in the ACMF. He was a Private (Service No:Q141487) with 1 Garrison Battalion when he was Discharged in December 1943. Percy's Uncle, Alfred Phister (aka John Luscombe) served in the Boer War (Trooper, Service No:1437); Brothers Roy (Private, Service No:6551) and George (Private, Service No:6547) served in WWI; and Samuel (Leading Aircraftman, Service No:77496), Cyril (Private, Service No:QX1038), Clarence (Leading Aircraftman, Service No:23633) and Gordon (Staff Sergeant, Service No:QX16310); and Brother-in-Law David George Ashlin (Sapper, Service No:QX29717) also served in WWII.
Percy and Thelma remained in Millmerran, where Percy worked as a Labourer and Overseer. He died in 1972 and Lillian in 1976.
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