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Percy Newton ORROCK

Regimental number3580
Place of birthDonald, Victoria
SchoolWycheproof, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationGrocer
AddressTynong, Gippsland, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinFather, David Orrock, Tynong, Gippsland, Victoria
Enlistment date21 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll16 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 29 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll59th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 February 1917
Place of death or woundingGuedecourt, near Bapaume, France
Age at death30.2
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialBancourt British Cemetery (Plot VII, Row K, Grave No. 2), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
168
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: David and Emma ORROCK, Lyndhurst, Victoria. Native of Donald
Family/military connectionsBrother: 552 Harold Augustus Alexander ORROCK, 8th Bn, killed in action, Lagnicourt, France, 22 April 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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