BACKMAN S.P.
Given Names: Percival Stanley
Service Number: 402
Unit: 6th Battalion
Rank: Lance Corporal
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Age: 19 Yrs 11 Mths
Occupation: Drapery Salesman
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Church of England
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 5½ In
Weight: 117 Lbs
Chest: 33-35½ In
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Complexion: Fair
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 17/8/1914
Place: Richmond
Next of Kin: FATHER John Engelbert Backman
8 Derrick Street, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 19/10/1914
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Hororata A20
END OF WAR
Status: Killed in action
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Unit: 6th Battalion
Rank: Lieutenant
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MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: 8746
British War Medal: 1452
Victory Medal: 1457
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BIRTH
Date or Year: Sept 1894
Place: Kew, Victoria
Father: John Engelbert BACKMAN
Mother: Rachael SNOWDEN
MARRIAGE
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DEATH
Date or Year: 4/10/1917
Place: Passchendaele, Belgium
Burial: No known grave
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Landed at Gallipoli on 25/4/1915
Killed by shell fire about 1500 yards behind Broodseinde Ridge. His leg blown off. Buried where he fell.
MEMORIALS
Kew War Memorial
Kew State School
Holy Trinity Church
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium
Australian War Memorial
Memorial Plaque No. 357288
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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COMMENTS
FURTHER INFORMATION
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