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Orlando PYKE

Regimental number981
Place of birthPetersburg South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressAntwerp, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation34
Next of kinWife, Mrs Sarah M Pyke, Antwerp, Victoria
Enlistment date29 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name39th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/56/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 27 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll39th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 8 January 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death11 April 1950
Age at death68
Place of burialLake Boga Cemetery, Victoria

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