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JEFFERY, Percy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1567 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 December 1914, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, United Kingdom, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Charleville, Murweh, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Whitgift School, Croydon, England; High School, Southend-on-Sea, England |
| Occupation: | Storekeeper |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 20 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula Plot 1, Row C, Grave 22 Chaplain R.H. Richards officiated Headstone inscription reads:Dulce et decorum est pro Patria mori, Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1567, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD | |
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| 13 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1567, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1567, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged just under 19 years
Son of William John and Christina Harvey Jeffery of 3 Herbert Grove, Southend-on-Sea, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also studied farming