| Regimental number | 2608 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Mount Torrens, South Australia |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Milang, South Australia |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 28.8 |
| Height | 5' 7.25" |
| Weight | 143 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Edith May Boelke, Milang, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Previously rejected for AIF enlistment (medically unfit: vision). |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 50th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/67/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 3608 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 50th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: enlisted Adelaide, 13 December 1915; admitted to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, North Adelaide, 15 December 1915 (mental derangement); transferred to Military Hospital, Keswick, 20 December 1915; discharged from the AIF, Adelaide, 18 April 1916 (acute mania). Re-enlisted in the AIF, 22 May 1916; discharged (medically unfit not due to misconduct), 27 May 1916. Re-enlisted, Adelaide, 21 May 1917;embarked Melbourne, 4 August 1917; admitted to ship's hospital, 1 September 1917 (insanity); transferred to hospital Colón, Panama, 1 September 1917; embarked Panama on board SS 'Marama' (undated); disembarked New Zealand and admitted to Porirua Mental Hospital; embarked Wellington, 14 March 1918; disembarked Adelaide from 'Llanstephan Castle', 9 April 1918, and admitted to 15th Australian General Hospital, Torrens Park (dementia). Discharged from the AIF (medically unfit: dementia). 9 October 1918. Medal: British War Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 61 |
| Place of burial | Mount Torrens Public Cemetery, South Australia |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BOELKE Percy Edward |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
