KAY G.W.P.
Given Names: George William Percy
Service Number: 2615
Unit: 5th Battalion, 8th reinforcements
Rank: Private
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Age: 19 Yrs 8 Mths
Occupation: Typist
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Church of England
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 11¼ In
Weight: 163 Lbs
Chest: 35-37 In
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Hazel
Complexion: Medium
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 21/5/1915
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: FATHER George Charles Kay
21 Stirling Street, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 15/9/1915
Port: Melbourne
Ship: SS Makarini
END OF WAR
Status: Killed in action
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Unit: 5th Battalion
Rank: Lieutenant
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MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: 2252
British War Medal: 188069
Victory Medal: Awarded
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BIRTH
Date or Year: 27/10/1895
Place: Albert Park, Victoria
Father: George Charles KAY
Mother: Mary Ann NICKELE
MARRIAGE
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DEATH
Date or Year: 6/6/1918
Place: Near Merris and Meteren, France
Burial: La Kreule Military Cemetery, Hazebrouck, France
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Badly wounded (shoulder) in two places by a shell while on patrol in No Mans Land, died on the way to the dressing station
MEMORIALS
Auburn State School
Kew War Memorial
Holy Trinity Church
St Hilary’s Church
Australian War Memorial
Memorial Plaque: 357915
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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COMMENTS