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Percival Reginald Eric CREIGHTON

Regimental number2520
Place of birthPreston Victoria
SchoolState School, Gobur, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressGobur, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, John Creighton, Gobur, Victoria
Enlistment date10 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name46th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/63/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on 7 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll46th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 9 April 1917
Place of death or woundingBullecourt, France
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialPozieres British Cemetery (Plot II, Row J, Grave No. 16), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
141
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Jemima CREIGHTON, Gobur, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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