The AIF Project

Percival George WAUCHOPE

Regimental number2596
Place of birthHoyleton, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSaddler
AddressBute, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22.10
Height6' 0.5"
Weight138 lbs
Next of kinFather, John Wauchope, Bute, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date26 November 1915
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Light Horse Regiment, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/14/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A13 Katuna on 23 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Light Horse Regiment
FateReturned to Australia 28 January 1919
Discharge date7 August 1919
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 443 Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant Ernest John Luther WAUCHOPE, 10th Bn, returned to Australia, 15 February 1918; 6460 Lance Corporal Kenneth Leslie WAUCHOPE, 10th Bn, returned to Australia, 25 January 1919; 5345 Lance Corporal Norman Clement WAUCHOPE, Australian Corps Signal Company, returned to Australia, 1 April 1919.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Palestine

Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Demosthenes', 28 January 1919; discharged (medically unfit: malaria), Adelaide, 7 August 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, WAUCHOPE Percival George

Print format    


© The AIF Project 2024, UNSW Canberra. Not to be reproduced without permission.