GIDDENS P.A.
Given Names: Percy Albert
Service Number: 1748
Unit: 14th Battalion, 4th reinforcements
Rank: Private
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Age: 21 Yrs 4 Mths
Occupation: Brassfounder
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Church of England
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 9 In
Weight: 150 Lbs
Chest: 33-36 In
Hair: Dark Brown
Eyes: Brown
Complexion: Fresh
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 18/12/1914
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: SISTER Miss A Giddens
54 Derby Street, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 29/3/1915
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Shropshire A9
END OF WAR
Status: Died of disease
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Rank: Private
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MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: 9476
British War Medal: 9705
Victory Medal: 9665
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BIRTH
Date or Year: 1893
Place: Kew, Victoria
Father: William GIDDENS
Mother: Mary Ann DOGERAL
MARRIAGE
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DEATH
Date or Year: 1/1/1917
Place: Aust Auxiliary Hospital No. 1, Harefield, England
Burial: Cowley (St Lawrence) Church, Middlesex, England
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Landed at Gallipoli 26/5/1915
Died of illness - pulmonary tuberculosis
MEMORIALS
Kew War Memorial
Kew State School
Holy Trinity Church
Australian War Memorial
Memorial Plaque: 308447
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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COMMENTS
FURTHER INFORMATION
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