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PIKE, Philip Hungerford
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 261527, NX12220, NX700158 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 April 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Epping, New South Wales, Australia, 4 October 1916 |
| Home Town: | Greenwich, Lane Cove, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Collaroy, New South Wales, Australia, 7 August 2001, aged 84 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 9 Apr 1940: | Enlisted NX12220 | |
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| 9 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, 261527, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Apr 1941: | Involvement Lieutenant, NX12220, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Siege of Tobruk | |
| 10 Jul 1942: | Involvement Captain, NX12220, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, El Alamein | |
| 14 Aug 1943: | Involvement Captain, NX12220, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns | |
| 23 Jun 1945: | Involvement Major, NX12220, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Borneo - Operation Oboe July - August 1945 | |
| 1 Nov 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, 261527, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Nov 1945: | Discharged Major, NX12220, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Aug 1948: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, NX700158 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Major, NX12220, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
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2/17 Bn Campaigns - Tobruk, El Alamein, Huon Peninsula, Borneo
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