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GRATWICK, PERCIVAL ERIC
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Full Name
GRATWICK, PERCIVAL ERIC
Date Of Birth
19 Oct 1902
Age
40
Birth Place
Katanning, Western Australia
Nationality
Australian
Date
1942
Date Of Death
1942
Fate
Killed in action.
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2/48th Battalion (South Australia), Australian Military Forces. Parents: Ernest Albert and Eva Mary Gratwick, of Perth, Western Australia.
Rank Name
Private
Service Number
WX10426
Gazette Date
1943
Gazette Page
523 (V.C.); Issue 35879 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Miteiriya Ridge, Western Desert; Middle East (including Egypt, East Africa, Western Desert, Sudan, Greece, Crete, Syria & Tobruk)
Died in Active Service
Yes
Service
Australian Army
Regiment
Australian Military Forces
Battalion
2/48th Battalion (South Australia)
Place of Death
Miteiriya Ridge, Libya
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United Kingdom
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1939-1945 Star
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
award
War Medal 1939 - 1945
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Publication Title
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
The registers are divided by the cemetery/memorial and list the names of the dead commemorated that are either interned or commemorated there.
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