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Arthur Rupert PIKE

Regimental number3398
Place of birthPetersham, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPainter
Address248 Parramatta Road, Petersham, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 2"
Weight112 lbs
Next of kinFather, J Pike, Rookwood Hospital, Rookwood, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date2 August 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 2 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll53rd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 11 January 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Mary PIKE. Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date14 April 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Osterley', 11 January 1919; discharged (medically unfit: neurasthenia), Sydney, 14 April 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to War Service.
Date of death19 November 1934
Age at death42
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, PIKE Arthur Rupert

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