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Percy David ALCORN

Regimental number1867
Place of birthIpswich, Queensland
ReligionCongregational
OccupationCarpenter
AddressBlackstone near Ipswich, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 9"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Elizabeth Alcorn, Blackstone near Ipswich, Queensland
Previous military serviceServed for 18 months in Light Horse, 1909.
Enlistment date24 December 1915
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name47th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/64/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on 1 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll42nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 6 September 1918
Age at death26
Place of burialTincourt New British Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row C, Grave No. 17), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
135
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Thomason Mary ALCORN; husband of Elizabeth ALCORN, Blackstone, Queensland. Native of Ipswich, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, ALCORN Percy David

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