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VARCOE, Percy Herbert Rutherford
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 242 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 March 1916, Enlisted at Warragul, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Moe, Victoria, Australia, 25 March 1895 |
| Home Town: | Moe, Latrobe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Frankston, Victoria, Australia, 1978, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremation service held on 1 March 1978. Ficus, Wall K, Niche 55 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 242, 39th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Warragul, Victoria | |
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| 27 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 242, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 27 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 242, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 20 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 47th Infantry Battalion | |
| 30 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 242, 46th Infantry Battalion | |
| 6 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 242, 46th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. | |
| 21 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 242, 46th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Bailey Varcoe and Jane Varcoe nee Nixon of Moe, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 23 June 1919 aboard HT Orita disembarking on 6 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1930c Percy married Ada Mildred Bowen in Victoria