Regimental number | 1267 |
Place of birth | Newtown, Sydney |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Bushman |
Address | 38 Newman Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23.6 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 148 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Isabel Pike, 38 Newman Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Marrikville, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Infantry Brigade Train 4 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/97/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A39 Port Macquarie on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 2632 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Family/military connections | Second 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 |
Sources | NAA: B2455, PIKE William Thomas |