BiographyPercival Rash was a farmer of Brisbane, Queensland and formerly a piano tuner and repairer of Beecroft, NSW, prior to enlistment on 2 December 1915.
He enlisted on 2 December 1915 was hit in the chest by machine gun fire while coming out of the line and taken to the 25th Regimental Field Aid post where he died 3 or 4 days later.
His will simply stated 'Everything to Mother'.Age28Date of Death19 October 1916Civil employmentFarmerRelationshipsSon of John Hardy Rash and Mary Ann Rash, of "The Pines," Murray Road, Beecroft, NSW
Studio portrait of 4227 Private Percival Arthur Ronald Rash, 25th Battalion.
Service Information
Service number4227RankPrivateRegiment25th Battalion, Australian InfantryPlace of enlistmentBrisbane, QueenslandPlace of embarkmentBrisbaneDate of embarkment28 March 1916Place of deathYpres, BelgiumMemorial or CemeteryVlamertinghe Military Cemetery, BelgiumMemorial/Cemetery Beecroft War MemorialKeywordsFirst World WarBeecroftWW1
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