AINSWORTH, Percy Thomas
| Service Number: | 2682 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 July 1916, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bathurst, New South Wales, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Fairfield, Fairfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Ironworker |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Messines, Belgium, France, 8 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais Plot 1, Row N, Grave 20, Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2682, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 9 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2682, 38th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2682, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney | |
| 8 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2682, 38th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines |
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"...2682 Private Percy Thomas Ainsworth, 38th Battalion of Fairfield, NSW. An ironworker prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Benalla (A24) on 9 November 1916. He was wounded in action on 8 June 1917 during the Potteries-Messines, Belgium offensive and died later that day at the 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, France, aged 22. He is buried in the Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, France." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
Son of William and Eliza Ellen Ainsworth, of Fairfield, New South Wales. Native of Bathurst.
Also served for three years in the 7th Light Horse, Parramatta
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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