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Edward Norman Percival DAFF

Regimental number5062
Place of birthMoorabbin, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationCoachbuilder
AddressMount Clear PO, Ballarat, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 11"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinJoshua Daff, Mount Clear PO, Ballarat, Victoria
Previous military serviceEnlisted as 593 ENP DAFF; discharged after 5 weeks on account of inadequate strength.
Enlistment date28 September 1914
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameLight Horse Brigade Train 3
AWM Embarkation Roll number25/100/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A51 Chilka on 2 February 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Australian General Hospital
FateReturned to Australia 15 April 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date18 July 1918
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Marathon', 15 April 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 12 June 1918; discharged (medically unfit: chronic bronchitis), 18 July 1918.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death15 October 1968
SourcesNAA: B2455, DAFF Edward Norman Percival

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