BARCLAY, Percy James
| Service Number: | 6728 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 October 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Maylands, SA, 28 March 1890 |
| Home Town: | Corny Point, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 24 April 1918, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais Plot 1 Row C Grave 23 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Corny Point Roll of Honour, Port Broughton War Memorial, Warooka Memorial Hall Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Oct 1916: | Enlisted | |
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| 7 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6728, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6728, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 24 Apr 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 6728, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6728 awm_unit: 10 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-04-24 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by St Peter's Woodlands Grammar School
Percy James Barclay was born on the 28th March 1890 in Maylands South Australia. His parents were John Young Barclay and Jesse Ellen nee Fickling.
Percy's occupation was a farmer in his hometown Corny Point on the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia. He joined the army on September 28 1916. At this point he was only 26 and a half years old. He was 5 feet and 7-1/4 inches tall and he had brown hair and hazel eyes. He weighed 156 lbs.
Percy was killed in battle in France on the 24th of April 1918. His next of kin was his mother Jesse Ellen Barclay who continued to live in Corny Point. The cemetery his is buried in is Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, France.
Biography
Son of John Young BARCLAY and Jessie Ellen nee FICKLING
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