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Henry Abraham PYKE

Place of birthSydney, New South Wales
Other NamesPyke-Fortescue
ReligionBaptist
OccupationBaptist minister
AddressDrummoyne, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation36
Next of kinFather, L E Pyke, Sentinel Road, Herne Bay, Auckland, New Zealand
Enlistment date30 August 1916
Rank on enlistmentChaplain (4th Class)
Unit nameChaplains' Corps
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on 4 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollChaplain
Unit from Nominal RollChaplains' Department
FateReturned to Australia 8 September 1918
Discharge date2 January 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Discharged in England, 2 January 1919.

Subsequently commenced return to Australia on board HT Hororata'; disembarked Sydney, 18 June 1920.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsTrue name: Henry Abraham PYKE-FORTESCUE
SourcesNAA: B2455, PYKE Henry Abraham

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