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William Thomas PIKE

Regimental number1267
Place of birthNewtown, Sydney
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBushman
Address38 Newman Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23.6
Height5' 7"
Weight148 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Isabel Pike, 38 Newman Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date17 October 1914
Place of enlistmentMarrikville, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit nameInfantry Brigade Train 4
AWM Embarkation Roll number25/97/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A39 Port Macquarie on 21 December 1914
Regimental number from Nominal Roll2632
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 4 July 1918
Family/military connectionsSecond period of service, see 2632 William Thomas PIKE.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Rejoined 7th Company, Australian Army Service Corps, 22 May 1915.

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 22 May 1915.

Admitted to No 4 Field Ambulance, Gallipoli, Anzac Cove, 24 July 1915 (coloitis); discharged to duty, 25 July 1915.

Admitted to HS 'Delta', 15 October 1915 (enteric); transferred to No 17 General Hospital, Alexandria, 20 October 1915; to Convalescent Camp, Port Said, 13 December 1915.

Found guilty, 24 December 1916, of breaking out of camp: awarded 120 hours' detention.

Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Ulysses', 3 January 1916; disembarked Albany, no date stated; discharged (medically unfit), 30 March 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, PIKE William Thomas

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