George Thomas PYKE

PYKE, George Thomas

    Service Numbers: 1662, V15674
    Enlisted: 28 December 1914, Broadmeadows, Vic.
    Last Rank: Sergeant
    Last Unit: 23 Garrison Battalion (VIC)
    Born: Porth, South Wales, UK, 18 February 1893
    Home Town: Not yet discovered
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Contractor
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    World War 1 Service

    28 Dec 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1662, 8th Infantry Battalion, Broadmeadows, Vic.
    19 Feb 1915: Involvement Private, 1662, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
    19 Feb 1915: Embarked Private, 1662, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne
    8 May 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1662, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW to left arm sustained at Krithia. Evacuated to Malta. Rejoined unit 25 July 1915.
    7 Aug 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1662, 8th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, Lone Pine
    12 Mar 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Machine Gun Company, Egypt
    22 Mar 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2nd Machine Gun Company, Egypt
    23 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1662, 2nd Machine Gun Company, Battle for Pozières
    14 Aug 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1662, 2nd Machine Gun Company, Mouquet Farm
    11 Feb 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1662, 2nd Machine Gun Company, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17
    15 Apr 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1662, 2nd Machine Gun Company, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, Lagnicourt
    12 May 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 2nd Machine Gun Company, France
    11 Sep 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2nd Machine Gun Company, Belgium
    20 Sep 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1662, 2nd Machine Gun Company, Menin Road
    4 Oct 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1662, 2nd Machine Gun Company, Broodseinde Ridge
    11 Jun 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1662, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , Spent most of 1918 attached to the MG training depot in UK. RTA 25 February 1919 and discharged (TPE).

    World War 2 Service

    5 Jun 1941: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), V15674, 3 Garrison Battalion (Vic), POW camps at Tatura and Murchison, Vic.
    28 Mar 1944: Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), V15674, 23 Garrison Battalion (VIC) , POW camps at Tatura and Murchison, Vic. Acting Sergeant.

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