| Regimental number | 22 |
| Place of birth | Bowden, South Australia |
| School | Brompton Public School, South Australia |
| Other training | Labourer |
| Religion | Protestant |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | 8th Street, Bowden, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Height | 5' 8.5" |
| Weight | 118 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Mortimore, 8th Street, Bowden, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 32nd Battalion, A Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
| The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from |
| The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
| Age at death | 18.8 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 18 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 6), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 121 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mark and Mary MORTIMORE, 8th Street, Bowden, South Australia |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 3188 Lance Sergeant Sydney George MORTIMORE DCM, 50th Bn, returned to Australia, 20 November 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Adelaide, 18 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 18 December 1915. Found guilty, 20 December 1915, of (1) being absent from all parades, (2) breaking camp and going to Cairo: forfeited 2 days' pay for being absent, and forfeited 4 days' pay for breaking camp. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; found guilty, at sea, 21 June 1916, of being late on 1000 hours parade: forfeits 1 day's pay; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Admitted to No 4 Field Ambulance, then transferred to No 5 Divisional Rest Station, 12 July 1916 (debility); discharged and rejoined 32nd Bn, 13 July 1916. Posted missing, 20 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 12 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 20 July 1916'. Statement, Red Cross File No 1830910, 91 Sergeant A. ERRINGTON, A Company, 32nd Bn, 11 December 1916: 'I saw him wounded in the leg in the German third line at Fromelles on July 20. Blood was running out through his puttee. I tried to make him go back, but he refused and went on filling sand bags. He did not answer roll call when we got back, nor did he go through the dressing station.' MBV |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, MORTIMORE Percy
Red Cross file 1830910 |
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