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STRAUSS, Percy (Percival Lionel)
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2431 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 June 1915, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Drake, New South Wales, Australia , 2 June 1889 |
| Home Town: | Wiluna, Wiluna, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Drake Public School and Wiluna Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Cyanide worker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2431, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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| 4 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2431, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2431, 11th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW (right arm) | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2431, 11th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road |
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