Regimental number | 908 |
Place of birth | South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Timberworker |
Address | Burrabup PO, Burrabup, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 148 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Ellen May Wilkinson, Burrabup PO, Burrabup, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Nannup, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT Katuna on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Western Australia Garden of Remembrance |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Adelaide, 18 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 18 December 1915. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Wounded in action, 19 July 1916; admitted to No 14 Field Ambulance, 20 July 1916, and transferred to No 8 Casualty Clearing Station the same day (gunshot wounds, both legs and ankles); to No 18 Ambulance Train, 22 July 1916; to No 8 Stationary Hospital, Boulogne, 22 July 1916; to England, 23 July 1916; to Bevan Military Hospital, Sandgate, 25 October 1916 (gunshot wounds, both legs, severe); to Military Hospital, Shorncliffe, 31 July 1916; to Bevan Military Hospital, Sandgate, not date stated; to No 2 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, 25 October 1916; discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 4 November 1916. Commenced return to Australia from Plymouth, on board HT 'Benalla', 13 February 1917; disembarked Fremantle, 10 April 1917; discharged Perth (medically unfit: gunshot wound, right thigh and left foot), 3 May 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, COLSON Percy John |