William Percy Logan

William Percy Last name Logan Gender Male Birth year 1885 Birth date 26 Oct 1885 Place Mount Gambier District Grey State South Australia Country Australia Father's first name(s) Frederick Father's last name Logan Mother's first name(s) Maria Mother's last name Baldock Registration number 363/5

Horsham Times 9 Oct 1906 A young man, named Percy Logan, of Jeparit, while trimming some logs with an adze, received a severe gash in the foot. Four stitches were inserted.

NB William is calling himself Percy Percy William Last name Logan Service number 2739 Rank Private Birth year 1887 Marital status Single Occupation Labourer Religion Church of England Age at Embarkation 28 Embarkation year 1915 Embarkation date 05 Oct 1915 Embarkation regiment/unit 6th Infantry Brigade Unit information 21st Infantry Battalion Unit information 2 6th Reinforcements Departure port Melbourne, Victoria Ship name Rms Moldavia Enlistment date - City Jeparit State Victoria Country Australia Next of kin's first name(s) F Next of kin's last name Logan Relationship Father Next of kin address - Next of kin city Jeparit Next of kin state VICTORIA Next of kin country - Record set Australian Imperial Force Embarkation Roll 1914-1918

Nhill Free Press 9 Jul 1915 THE CALL TO THE COLORS. During the past two days & number of young men from Nhill and the country districts volunteered for active service abroad. Eight passed the medical examination, viz., Harry Woodhouse, ledger-keeper at the National Bank, Nhill; Harry Pyvis, local Receipt and Pay office; Bruce Durant, dealer, Nhill; G, Horley, hotel assistant, Nhill; W. E. Schunko, laborer, Nhill; Percy Logan, laborer, Lorquon; Geo. Davey, hairdresser, Nhill; Gordon Bone, farmer, Woorak.

There is an article in docs about the sort of recruitment campaigns conducted in country districts. See docs.

Next of kin in service: Cousins: 2739 Private Percy William Logan (b. Mount Gambier, South Australia)

Father Frederick LOGAN and Maria (nee Baldock), lived at Jeparit, Victoria 08/07/1915 enlisted as a Private with 21st Battalion, 6th Reinforcement 05/10/1915 embarked Port of Melbourne, VIC onboard RMS Moldavia 05/10/1918 killed in Action - France Buried in: Tincourt New British Cemetery, France Plot X (10), Row C, Grave 18 His name is commemorated on Panel 94 at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT.

1635 Private Claude Mellnotte PERRY (b. Jeparit, VIC) Father Winfred Genders PERRY and Mother Eva PERRY, Claude lived with his parents at 22 Wheaton Road, St Peters, SA on enlisting 31/08/1915 enlisted in Adelaide, SA (18 years of age) 18/11/1915 embarked from Outer Harbour onboard HMAT A2 Geelong as a Private with 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 12th Reinforcement Driver with 5th Divisional Ammunition Column 09/10/1917 killed in action No known grave His name is commemorated at: - Panel 7 on the The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium - Panel 21 on the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT. [Percy William's cousin, as was Raymond Vernon Baldock - all died on the Western front]

Percy William Last name Logan Service Number 2739 Rank Private Unit Or Regiment 21st Bn Enlistment Date 08 Jul 1915 Year of Enlistment 1915 Non Effect Date 15 Oct 1918 Fate Killed in action Record set Australian Imperial Force Nominal Roll 1914-1918

Dimboola Banner etc., 1 Nov 1918 Horsham Times ditto Flags were lowered to half-mast at Jeparit on Wednesday when word reached Jeparit that Private William Percy Logan, third son of Mr and Mrs Jas. Logan, of that town, had been been killed in action in France.

Warracknabeal Herald 5 Nov 1918 Private William Percy Logan, third son of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Logan, of Jeparit, has been killed in action, He was admitted to hospital four times, having been gassed, sick and wounded. By a strange coincidence, he sailed for the front on 5th October, 1915, and fell on 5th October. 1918, exactly three years later. Another brother, Driver Cliff Logan, who sailed for the front on 10th May, 1910, is shortly being invalided home.

There is nothing in SA papers about William Percy.

[There is a Percy Logan from Horsham in WW2] The Horsham Times 22 July 1941 "GERMANS RESPECT RED CROSS.". The following letter has been received by Mrs. Albert Hutchinson, of Baillie street, Horsham, from Lance-Cpl. Keith McLean, who is abroad with the A.I.F. :I am writing in the hope that it finds you well and that you have not lost faith in Les' safety. We became split up: Les, and Hec. (Greenberger) on an ambulance being attached to a unit concerned in the rear guard action in Greece. They would have been some of the last to leave the country had all got off safely. However, there were some captured and there would be wounded to be transported to places where they would be treated and they were engaged in this work at the time of our evacuation. This we know is correct up till April 29, after the German occupation of Greece. Both were seen by Jack Wallis and Syd. Grant; two former Horsham boys, who managed to escape from Greece on April 31. Perc. Logan was also with them, but we have heard no news of him. It may be presumed that all three are prisoners of war under the Red Cross. In their pay books there is a special clause which states: "Prosecuted under the Geneva convention 1920 ; Par. 1-21 and Par. 2." We place great faith in this because the German honestly has respected Red Cross areas and Red Cross personnel. We would suggest that you enquire through the Red Cross Society's channels for word of them, as they would eventually receive a list of the prisoners of war. We are sorry not to have them with us, but are confident that they are safe and well and that eventually they will be returned to us in exchange for Red Cross personnel. Les. and Hec. are two great pals of us all and have done great work in their errands of mercy; they have at times worked day and night on their jobs, giving relief and aid to our own boys and to the enemy wounded as well. There is no doubt that they will be carrying on in this capacity with our wounded taken by the enemy. This is all we know, and, honestly, our correct opinion. So keep faith and we shall keep faith in you. Maybe things will be much better than they seem at present. I hope that the silver lining will soon come shining through and our troubles will all be over. Les. and his ambulance were last seen heading for Athens.

Thanks to Mary Connolly, his relative who provided the presentation re Percy that is now in docs.