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PYKE, George Thomas
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 1662, V15674 |
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Enlisted: | 28 December 1914, Broadmeadows, Vic. |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | 23 Garrison Battalion (VIC) |
Born: | Porth, South Wales, UK, 18 February 1893 |
Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Contractor |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
28 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1662, 8th Infantry Battalion, Broadmeadows, Vic. | |
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19 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1662, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
19 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1662, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
8 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1662, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW to left arm sustained at Krithia. Evacuated to Malta. Rejoined unit 25 July 1915. | |
7 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1662, 8th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, Lone Pine | |
12 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Machine Gun Company, Egypt | |
22 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2nd Machine Gun Company, Egypt | |
23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1662, 2nd Machine Gun Company, Battle for Pozières | |
14 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1662, 2nd Machine Gun Company, Mouquet Farm | |
11 Feb 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1662, 2nd Machine Gun Company, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17 | |
15 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1662, 2nd Machine Gun Company, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, Lagnicourt | |
12 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 2nd Machine Gun Company, France | |
11 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2nd Machine Gun Company, Belgium | |
20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1662, 2nd Machine Gun Company, Menin Road | |
4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1662, 2nd Machine Gun Company, Broodseinde Ridge | |
11 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1662, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , Spent most of 1918 attached to the MG training depot in UK. RTA 25 February 1919 and discharged (TPE). |
World War 2 Service
5 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , V15674, 3 Garrison Battalion (Vic), POW camps at Tatura and Murchison, Vic. | |
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28 Mar 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , V15674, 23 Garrison Battalion (VIC) , POW camps at Tatura and Murchison, Vic. Acting Sergeant. |
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